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Municipalities have been eliminating outfalls in dribs and drabs, usually when grant money or low-interest loans became available from the federal government.

From Washington Times • May 24, 2017

While dealers have been eliminating the manufacturers, the manufacturers have been slashing away at the ranks of dealers, whose number has dropped from 175,000 to below 100,000.

From Time Magazine Archive