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was phasing
  • past progressive of phase.

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Ormiston Academies Trust confirmed to the BBC it was phasing out access to smartphones for around 35,000 pupils at its 42 state schools across the country.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

In 2014, Intel announced it was phasing out the McAfee brand name for the security software and rebranding it as “Intel Security.”

From The Verge • Nov. 8, 2021

On Tuesday, the Swedish clothing giant H&M said it was phasing out of its business deals with Xinjiang producers “until we get more clarity around allegations of forced labour”.

From The Guardian • Sep. 18, 2020

Maybe, De Blasio’s crowning achievement of police reform was phasing out the stop-and-frisk policies of previous mayor Mike Bloomberg.

From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2020

He was under contract to Wilson, which insisted that he switch to a graphite midsize racket because it was phasing out the wooden rackets that Scanlon loved so dearly.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2012