obsolete
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Now, he is trying to make much of what he did in his past job obsolete.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
There’s been speculation for years when club sports, travel ball and showcases might make education-based high school sports obsolete or irrelevant.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The persistent concern for cybersecurity companies is how artificial intelligence will affect the sector and whether it will make existing products obsolete.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
He said some people "might say these values are now old-fashioned and obsolete, but they are important for us and for our nations".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
He argues that modern war is becoming obsolete, leaving primitive, undisciplined warfare as the major kind of war remaining in the world today.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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The Giver
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