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out-of-date

[out-uhv-deyt] / ˈaʊt əvˈdeɪt /


out of date




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This Florida timeshare sounds like out-of-date cheese with a bad odor.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 2026

One ad rejected the criticism, saying: “We’re not an out-of-date, birdbrain of a store.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

There are self-reflexive meta gags about “hard-working cartoon writers” and “reappropriating out-of-date catchphrases.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

According to him, both the public and designers are no longer looking for one-season pieces which are quickly out-of-date, instead opting for styling that will stand the test of time.

From Barron's Jan. 25, 2026

There are a few pictures and a very out-of-date blog.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

In two earlier cases, courts found that enforcers’ allegations were effectively out of date by the time they went to trial.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

However, he also said that the compact is woefully out of date and should be scrapped and rewritten to match the reality of the shrinking river.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

But these changes had given her hope: "The laws are now, what, 200 years out of date?"

From BBC Jul. 24, 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He increasingly battled with a top command he cast as out of date, not flexible and bogged down with bureaucracy.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

There were wardrobes stuffed to bursting with fashions years out of date and dressers full of children’s clothes.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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