phase out
Britishverb
noun
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The full deduction this year begins to phase out after incomes hit $505,000.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
The current lot — dubbed “LAX-it” — will phase out over time, but it was not immediately clear how long that process will take.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Asked whether De la Espriella's administration would also pursue efforts to phase out fossil fuels despite the president's support for fracking, the minister said yes but added that "reality" must be taken into account.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Its Kentucky plant got a late start on the new model after the automaker decided not to phase out the RAV4 from that plant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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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