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phase out

VERB
slowly get rid of
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SoCal’s pollution authority scrapped a plan to phase out gas-powered appliances after receiving more than 20,000 emails sent by an AI-powered platform called CiviClick.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

They add that it is unclear how the oversupply will clear unless generators phase out coal on schedule, which consensus views as unlikely.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Authorities ordered the firms to phase out cross-border businesses in China within two years, vowing to "completely eradicate" such illegal operations.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Last April, the FDA announced that it would phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of 2026.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

The trust fund will start to phase out, eventually to disappear, and the excise taxes will be turned over to the States.

From State of the Union Address by Ronald Reagan




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