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Recent Examples of phase out
Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The deduction begins to phase out for seniors with income above $75,000 filing as single individuals and for married seniors with income above $150,000 filing jointly, said Lautz.
—Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
But whether the discussions can eventually translate into a concrete global phaseout plan remains to be seen.
—Kate Hua-Ke Chi, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The cuts will phase out four master’s programs, two undergraduate majors and 25 undergraduate minors, along with over 40 graduate and undergraduate certificates.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The deduction begins to phase out for seniors with income above $75,000 filing as single individuals and for married seniors with income above $150,000 filing jointly, said Lautz.
—Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
The tax code changes allow a deduction of up to $10,000 for interest payments on some vehicles with a phaseout for taxpayers earning more than $100,000 a year or $200,000 a year for those married and filing jointly.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
But whether the discussions can eventually translate into a concrete global phaseout plan remains to be seen.
—Kate Hua-Ke Chi, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
Noun
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendant signed a stipulation of discontinuance in November, according to a court document filed in December and obtained by Deadline.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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In the event this Promotion is cancelled or terminated, pursuant to subparagraph (iii) or (iv), Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Controlling access Davis said that the settings that likely allowed outside agencies to access data in other areas are turned off in Elk Grove.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The crowd turned off Main Street onto West Fourth, then down Throckmorton and West Second.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The company took those suggestions, among others, returning seats to thousands of store locations and returning condiment bars after their pandemic-era discontinuation.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Though some of these products, such as the iPhone 16e, iPad Air M3, and MacBook Air M4, were launched just last year, their discontinuation is self-explanatory.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The cessation of hostilities, or ceasefire, that was put in place at the end of that conflict was holding.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The three countries have been trying to mediate a cessation of hostilities since Afghanistan and Pakistan renewed cross-border fighting in February, and had also been involved in helping broker a ceasefire between the two in October.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Travel disruptions deepened Tuesday as senators raced to salvage a proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown by funding much of the department, including airport workers going without pay, but excluding immigration operations that have been core to the dispute.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of millions of people, and entire industries, from the Persian Gulf to Asia, have been affected by industry shutdowns, rising food and heating costs stemming from higher energy prices, and fuel shortages.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And regulators in both states approved a plan last year for sites using 75 megawatts of power or more, including hyperscale data centers, that charges higher rates and requires collateral to secure payments alongside early termination fees.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Russell was terminated in August 2025, in part due to their management of the tornado response, according to their termination letter.—
Cassandra Garibay,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Two-thirds of children who were held back had summer birthdays between June and August — near the kindergarten enrollment cutoff dates in most states — and would have been young for their grade.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, Superintendent Rick West said accommodations have been made for twelve students approaching the 30-month-old age cutoff for preschool.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jaime Alas scores in stoppage time and El Salvador forges a 3-3 tie that ousts the United States from Olympic soccer qualifying.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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But Colorado took the lead just minutes later in stoppage time.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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