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phase out

VERB
slowly get rid of
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A spokesperson for the Born Free Foundation, which campaigns to phase out zoos, called for an "urgent review" into "how the man managed to enter the enclosure and what happened next".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Uranium demand is rising as data centers seek nuclear power and countries invest in new power projects to phase out fossil fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

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

Among other benefits, accession would allow Vietnam to take advantage of the phase out of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, which eliminated quotas on textiles and clothing for WTO partners on 1 January 2005.

From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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