obsolescence

Example Sentences

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These existing programs are aging and facing obsolescence given China’s investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Those are the ones most vulnerable to disruption and obsolescence in the long term.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

One day the mighty data centre could be toppled into obsolescence by the humble smartphone, said Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on a recent podcast.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Boxer, who turns 85 next month, offered no counsel to Pelosi, though she pushed back against the notion that age necessarily equates with infirmity, or political obsolescence.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

America, of all the Western nations, has been best placed to prove the uselessness and the obsolescence of the concept of color.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin