phase·out
ˈfāz-ˌau̇t 
: a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases
phased out; phasing out; phases out
: to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases
: to stop production or operation by phases
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Judith Enck, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Though the Conservative government was highly critical of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (under whom the world’s first smoking phaseout was passed), Wednesday’s announcement appeared to signal a turning tide.
—Charlotte Lytton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
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Noun
When the latest climate talks concluded in December, stronger language calling for a phaseout of fossil fuels had been dropped, the agreement was not legally binding, and financial support for countries to move toward more renewable energy had not been addressed.
—Judith Enck, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Though the Conservative government was highly critical of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (under whom the world’s first smoking phaseout was passed), Wednesday’s announcement appeared to signal a turning tide.
—Charlotte Lytton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
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“Phaseout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phaseout. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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