as in to phase out
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That bill would aggressively phase out crucial clean energy tax credits and lead to fewer renewable energy additions—though the degree of that drop off is debatable.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
13 June 2025 -
Companies have steadily phased out summer Fridays — a policy that allows workers to take Friday afternoon off over the summer months — as work-from-home Fridays became more common, experts say.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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But when the power shuts off and water seeps in through these buildings’ glass curtain walls, these high-rises would rot from the inside out.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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His advice: shut off the noise and just make things.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
2 June 2025
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Four months after Elon Musk and Marco Rubio dismantled U.S.A.I.D., firing thousands of workers and cancelling eighty-three per cent of the agency’s contracts, according to Rubio’s count, Dalton’s lab is the only one left.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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In 2023, the party dismantled Iowa’s position as the first state in the presidential nominating process, with allies of then-President Joe Biden elevating South Carolina to the coveted role.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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“Put aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20aside. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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