as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
tourism along the coast phases down after Labor Day
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The capacity to burn coal for power went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that’s the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, a report Wednesday found.
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Sibi Arasu, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
The fundamental issue determining the speed of China’s coal phase down is the government’s approach to spurring growth and its ability to move away from smokestack industries, said Jorrit Gosens, a scholar at Australian National University, lead author of the paper.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Getting China to phase down its coal remains one of the biggest US goals in climate talks, Kerry said.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 19 July 2023
The regulations governing power plants come on the heels of other Biden administration plans to cut tailpipe emissions by speeding up the country’s transition to electric vehicles, to curb methane leaks from oil and gas wells, and to phase down the use of a planet-warming chemical in refrigerants.
—Coral Davenport, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
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Sibi Arasu, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
The fundamental issue determining the speed of China’s coal phase down is the government’s approach to spurring growth and its ability to move away from smokestack industries, said Jorrit Gosens, a scholar at Australian National University, lead author of the paper.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Getting China to phase down its coal remains one of the biggest US goals in climate talks, Kerry said.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 19 July 2023
The regulations governing power plants come on the heels of other Biden administration plans to cut tailpipe emissions by speeding up the country’s transition to electric vehicles, to curb methane leaks from oil and gas wells, and to phase down the use of a planet-warming chemical in refrigerants.
—Coral Davenport, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
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There are more and more old people around me, and the number of children is decreasing.Mark Schilling, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Analysts predict consumer electronic sales will decrease 3% year over year in 2024, but that is actually an improvement from last year’s 7.9% decline as demand bottomed after a sales acceleration during the Covid-19 pandemic.Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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Three years later, the New York Times, with CBS, released the nation’s first media-run poll, at once diminishing the role of man-on-the-street reporting and abandoning the long-standing reluctance of news organizations to conduct polls.Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Federal dollar windfalls lead to higher executive pay and other bloated spending, diminishing hospitals’ financial agility.Ge Bai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The reader was promised the possibility of sinking into another world, of escaping their problems, the weight of life subsiding for minutes, hours, days at a time.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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At noon, Valencia’s regional president, Carlos Mazon, seemed to downplay the crisis by saying the storm was subsiding, contradicting the warnings of emergency services.Atika Shubert, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Diplomatic efforts gained momentum in recent months after the two countries’ foreign ministers met in July and agreed to step up talks to ease the border tensions.Reuters, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Finding the best shoe rack will ease that frustration and help start your day on the right foot.Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
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Drawing from his own experiences growing up in South Africa, Noah explores the universal tensions between parents and children, particularly the disconnect that can occur when understanding falls short.Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
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Bayern did equalize through Harry Kane but then fell apart as Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski put Barça 3-1 up by the break.Ben Church, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Yes, but: Interest in this topic tapered off through September, with curiosity dropping faster for Trump.Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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The problems with the App Store appeared to have been resolved within an hour: User error reports on Downdetector had tapered off to negligible levels by noon ET.Variety Staff, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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When pressed by Karl on his potentially tie-breaking role in the Senate, Osborn declined to align himself with either party.Kate Walter, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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One woman, who described herself as a friend to Kelly, declined to speak to Republic reporters.Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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As the tracks featured on The Death of Slim Shady fall away and fans turn their attention to other songs, several of Eminem’s classics are on the rise.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Here are six books that can—like a good movie—make the rest of the world fall away.Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2024
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