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noun

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Recent Examples of phase out
Verb
Orlando Sentinel Cypress Creek High students urge school board to save their IB program The IB program, which helps students earn college credit in high school, will be phased out because of a drop in student interest, but those enrolled now tout its benefits. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025 The Mac maker has also started encouraging developers to get fully onboard with Apple Silicon, because the Rosetta 2 emulation that allows older Intel-era apps to run on M-series chips will also begin phasing out with the next macOS releases. Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 June 2025
Noun
And some worried the phaseout of the renewable energy tax breaks will impede businesses using them to invest in green energy projects in many states. Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025 The income phaseout—the point at which the value of the tax deduction would decrease as income increases—will begin at $500,000, instead of $400,000 in the previous bill. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for phase out
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Noun
  • The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, Starlink has been turned off on almost two dozen Embraer E175 regional jets, according to air industry publication The Points Guy.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
  • Turning a phone on grayscale mode, turning off notifications and setting app time limits can provide short term relief.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Transportation electrification would contribute mightily to the abeyance and cessation of these current and future disasters, saving untold property and lives.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
  • Hamas has demanded a deal that would provide stronger guarantees toward a lasting cessation of hostilities, a position the U.S. and Israel have dismissed.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • That would easily replace the supply lost from a total shutdown of the Straits of Hormuz for sixty days.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • More recently during years of divided government, GOP leaders had to rely on Democrats to approve must-pass funding bills to avoid shutdowns.
    Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Review your employment contract thoroughly, including the probationary period, termination and notice provisions, confidentiality clauses, and non-compete agreements, if applicable.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • Additionally, the spokesperson said other funders, like the Gates Foundation, cap indirect costs at 15% and that each case of termination is being reviewed.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • At the hearing, the attorneys were supposed to be prepared to address a trial setting, a cutoff date for disclosing expert witnesses, a schedule for preparing the case for trial, any issues to be addressed by the judge and the status of any settlement negotiations.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
  • Delta Air Lines recently changed its check-in cutoff for domestic flights as well.
    Dennis Green, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • The union announced Wednesday that the work stoppage will end at 12 p.m. PT.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 June 2025
  • The work stoppage against video game firms will continue until the terms of a strike suspension agreement have been fully hammered out, the union stated.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • The bill was a victory for patient advocates who for years had urged the state to stretch the requirement, with power shutoffs becoming more frequent and lasting longer.
    Kff Health News, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
  • Each cabinet will need to be approved by the FDNY and will need to have a fire suppression system, ventilation, temperature control and automatic shutoff if a battery is overheating.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025

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