out of circulation
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Academic research, education, and scholarship suffer when works remain unavailable and out of circulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
Indiana held that, while the government is entitled to keep copies of “expressive materials” to use as evidence, it can’t take them out of circulation entirely, especially without a determination of illegality.
From Slate ● May 21, 2024
Launched in 2010, Paytm gained popularity after India banned high-denomination notes in 2016, a move that sucked cash out of circulation and boosted online transactions.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024
The question on everyone’s minds: Where will former Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele, who has been out of circulation since stepping down last November, next pop up?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
He resembles the miser who fills his coffers with gold and keeps it out of circulation.
From How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Calhoon, Major A.R.
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