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obsolescence
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That means that Congress has grown accustomed to backfilling the Highway Trust Fund every few years—accepting the obsolescence of the gas tax rather than bringing it up to speed.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026 -
But Colbert couldn’t, ultimately, escape being Colbert as the episode wore on, and the final program sadly proved the case for his show’s obsolescence.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Obsoleteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsoleteness. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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