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out-of-date

[aut-uhv-dayt] / ˈaʊt əvˈdeɪt /


out of date




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A venue of private members club Soho House is being investigated by the local council after a former member of staff raised concerns about rats and out-of-date food allegedly being served.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

If the data were collected at different times, for example, some of the information -- especially on a fluid process like gaining US citizenship -- could be out-of-date, he explained.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

However, that out-of-date abode is located on a stunning parcel of land that covers more than 16 acres, including 4-plus acres of “income-producing Cabernet Sauvignon,” according to its previous listing.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

While their subplot is a worthy ding at today’s avalanche of junk, heaven help us if “Toy Story 6” co-stars an out-of-date cellphone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

So they wheeze along, out-of-date and sometimes counterproductive, but a necessary consequence of our evolution.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

However, he also said that the compact is woefully out of date and should be scrapped and rewritten to match the reality of the shrinking river.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

He increasingly battled with a top command he cast as out of date, not flexible and bogged down with bureaucracy.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

And as a result, their numbers are always out of date by the time they are published, because they are typically reported a month in arrears.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

It meant that the National Security Act 2023, which focused on foreign intelligence services, was quickly out of date.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

Anyway, these people are out of date, they are sentimental mushballs.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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