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phase

[fayz] / feɪz /


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In a report following the first phase of the inquiry, chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick condemned LFB's "serious shortcomings" and systemic failures in its response to the fire.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Unlike an ordinary phase transition such as water becoming steam, this transition is not caused by temperature.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The initial phase of contract talks still would have union and county representatives seeking to hammer out a mutually beneficial deal, with a presumption that both sides would negotiate in good faith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The 4% rule is one of the most enduring guidelines for the decumulation phase of retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Though the American republic became a nation of laws, during the initial phase it also had to be a nation of men.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

At UTK, Michael Koehler used in situ X-ray diffraction to follow changes in the phases of the reaction mixture as the chemistry unfolded.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

But for people born after this date, the state pension age is increasing in two phases:

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

This project accounts for 90% of SB Energy’s data-center-contract capacity and is expected to start in phases from 2028 to 2032.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"It's not so much about doing certain exercises in certain phases, it's about working with your own individual body and what your needs might be."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Maybe it was just that the boys back home had watched me pass ■M* 54 slowly through all the awkward phases of adolescence and still thought of me that way.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

From the Google release: Safely releasing frontier capabilities at this level requires a phased approach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

It believed only eight of these rings were constructed around the world, but by the end of the 1960s the technology was phased out and replaced by satellites.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

But over the last two decades, the already tiny space for indie film has grown even smaller, being phased out by streamers — the place indies go to die — and YouTube.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Congress increased the full retirement age from 65 to 67 as part of the 1983 amendments to the program, with the increase gradually phased in over decades.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

This remembered world was somehow more vivid than the physical world I inhabited, and I phased between them.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

“You can vary the impact on the program’s finances by speeding up or slowing down the phasing schedule,” said Andrew Eschtruth, the director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

California will begin phasing out paraquat, a powerful weedkiller associated with birth defects, thyroid issues and other serious health problems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Some schools have been phasing their changes in over the last few years.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Looking ahead, 2027 margins should benefit from the non-recurrence of most of the 2026 extraordinary charges, but product phasing and portfolio transition remain headwinds to volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Wolverine, the company that makes Hush Puppies, was thinking of phasing out the shoes that made them famous.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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