obsolete
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The standard emergency fund of three to six months of expenses in cash was built for a labor market that is becoming obsolete.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
The profession might have been written off as obsolete in an age of internet reviews, online travel agencies and artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
They were also allowed to operate largely undetected due to minimal monitoring of their activities, the use of obsolete systems by the firm and take advantage of failures including a lack of regular security scans.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Investors have been concerned artificial intelligence would disrupt Monday.com’s customer acquisition channels and make some enterprise software products obsolete.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The store doesn't exist anymore, but back in the nineties, you could go there to develop photos and rent movies—two activities that are obsolete today, hence its disappearance.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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