phase out
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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They add that it is unclear how the oversupply will clear unless generators phase out coal on schedule, which consensus views as unlikely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Authorities ordered the firms to phase out cross-border businesses in China within two years, vowing to "completely eradicate" such illegal operations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Last April, the FDA announced that it would phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of 2026.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
It must pass a second vote before final adoption later this summer, and would make L.A. the largest city in the United States to phase out existing oil wells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
It relieved her to have thought that phase out, and she put it aside.
From Senator North by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
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