phase out

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A large conversion can push you into a higher state bracket or phase out retirement exclusions, senior credits or pension deductions.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

At last year’s COP30 in Brazil, about 80 countries backed a road map to phase out oil, gas and coal, but it was dropped from the final document for lack of consensus, angering many delegates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Benesh says the date that most Big Food companies are planning to phase out certain dyes isn’t a coincidence.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Baseball is going to inevitably phase out the plate umpire, one of the most soulful, theatrical characters in American sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The one that could apparently phase out any electromagnetic frequency up to about a hundred thousand megacycles—including sixty-cycle power frequencies—was considered a particularly cute item.

From Anything You Can Do ... by Garrett, Randall