outdated

Example Sentences

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An additional 20% had glasses with outdated prescriptions, according to internal data, Carroll said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

In reality, replication studies require significant time, resources, and careful experimentation, and meaningful scientific questions do not become outdated so quickly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

I’m not saying to fill in all those outdated USB-A outlets with concrete and let’s pretend they never happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The government said it hopes to speed up decision making by stripping away "outdated regulations and overlapping consultations" as part of cuts to red tape.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

In the postwar years, when an influx of demobilized students threatened to burst the seams of Berkeley’s outdated scientific facilities, California’s legislature and the university’s private patrons responded with unprecedented generosity.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik