as in old-fashionedness
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Noun
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The cost of getting that wrong is compounding obsolescence, because each disruption finds the organization rebuilding from scratch.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026 -
Today, scientists know the thymus plays an essential role in setting up a functioning immune system in childhood, but then starts to rapidly shrink into obsolescence in puberty.—
Carolyn Y. Johnson,
Washington Post,
3 May 2026
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Israel advanced a bill on Tuesday that would expand Israeli civilian authority sweeping authority over antiquities and archaeology in the occupied West Bank, a move that human rights groups warned would lead to the annexation of the Palestinian territory.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
13 May 2026
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Gone is the polished ideal of classical antiquity.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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“Antiquation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiquation. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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