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wean

[ween] / win /
VERB
detach
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The investment in Voltify is one of several options Fortescue is exploring as it seeks to wean its own railroad off fossil fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Labor Department proposal is the latest effort to wean U.S. tech companies and other employers off skilled foreign labor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Western companies are betting that global consumption of the fuel will rise for decades even as economies try to wean themselves off other fossil fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is designed to wean companies off using fossil fuels in the long-term.

From BBC

And he said the percentage of animals that have died in the Año Nuevo rookery is relatively small: Only about 5% of weaned pups and 6% of adult males have died.

From Los Angeles Times