obsolescence
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Comedy writer Nell Scovell’s book Just the Funny Parts grapples from the first page with her thoughts about obsolescence, saying: What are the 4 stages of every Hollywood Writer’s Career Stage 1: Who is Nell Scovell? — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Why Can't Men Like Louis C.K. Accept Their Ideas Are Outdated?," 4 Jan. 2019 But even this immense legacy in the scientific world wasn’t enough to guarantee its survival, and this decades-old ice survey would soon teeter on the edge of obsolescence. — Scott Yorko, Popular Mechanics, "Back to Alaska: How a Legendary Glacier Adventure Almost Died When the World Needed It Most," 12 Sep. 2018 The problem is everything else: our busyness, our desire to never repeat an outfit on social media, the psychological and physical obsolescence of fast fashion. — Alden Wicker, Vox, "The spare button represents all the ways we fail to be good consumers," 14 Dec. 2018 The Saudis, Goldwyn said, are also loathe to create economic conditions that would accelerate shifts to electric vehicles, hastening the obsolescence of their primary export. — Clifford Krauss, The Seattle Times, "Saudis issued warnings against U.S. sanctions. But how much leverage do they have?," 16 Oct. 2018 The great crisis for the left today—the source of its angst and hatefulness—is its own encroaching obsolescence. — Shelby Steele, WSJ, "Why the Left Is Consumed With Hate," 23 Sep. 2018 As if succumbing to a technological Stockholm syndrome, even nonfuturists have begun apologizing for the sin of humanity, accepting the superiority of their new robotic overlords, planning their own obsolescence. — Abigail Shrier, WSJ, "Is It ‘Human Error’ When a Robot Fouls Up?," 15 June 2018 The sheriff’s department has come forward with several proposals for cameras, McClure said, but obsolescence and storage were at issue. — Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune, "Body, vehicle cameras to cost $468k for Porter County police," 19 June 2018 Those with means largely believe that their wealth and education privilege will insulate them from workplace obsolescence. — miamiherald, "Influencers set their priorities for Florida, Floridians," 18 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'obsolescence.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Note: Obsolescence is usually distinguished from depreciation and physical deterioration.
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