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obsolescence
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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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“Obsoleteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsoleteness. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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