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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
Predictably, Intuit decided to phase out the campaign.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Nayamin Martinez, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
The futurist list features companies whose apparent worth is immensely improved by using a ten-year rather than a five-year phaseout of superior growth.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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Verb
In response to the business slowdown, including a lackluster rebound of corporate travel since the pandemic, Lufthansa has initiated a savings plan that includes phasing out about 50 older long-haul aircraft in the latter part of the decade.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
Predictably, Intuit decided to phase out the campaign.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
Easy: to delay the phaseout of fossil fuels while seizing billions in state and federal dollars.
—Nayamin Martinez, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
The futurist list features companies whose apparent worth is immensely improved by using a ten-year rather than a five-year phaseout of superior growth.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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Big Think shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.Big Think, Big Think, 10 June 2020
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Their demands were modest, ranging from higher pay and insurance to the discontinuance of company stores.Jack Werner / Made by History, TIME, 18 June 2024
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Then turn off your phone and get a good night's sleep.Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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And over the years, significant numbers have not been turned off by Trump’s rhetoric and behavior.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead, what the country needs now is an interim cessation of hostilities that largely reflects current realities on the ground.Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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The same family of contaminants triggered past recalls of the heartburn drug Zantac, the diabetes drug metformin and the smoking cessation medication Chantix.Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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This decline is attributed to the strategic exit from unprofitable customers in the Brick & Mortar channel and the shutdown of the direct-to-consumer channel.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Trump could also count on the support of many Republicans and others who recalled that prior to COVID-19 shutdowns that began in March 2020, his term had been marked by gains in jobs and the stock market.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The filing also discusses the termination of a contract with UnitedHealth Group (UNH), effective January 31, 2025, unless renegotiated, and the impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton on operations.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The memo, from New Guards Group management to staff, said the group received a termination notice for the agreement, which gave it distribution rights for Reebok products.Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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The brand’s new stocking line uses cutoff fabrics from its nightwear collections to create sustainable holiday pieces.Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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Experts told Newsweek that coming from North Korea's cutoff society, there may be issues with communication and working smoothly alongside Russian forces.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The initial agreement offered a 25% raise, but the machinists almost unanimously voted that proposal down, kicking off the work stoppage on Sept. 13.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ending the stoppage, which has also halted production of Boeing's 767 and 777 widebody planes, would also benefit aerospace suppliers that have been furloughing workers, as well as airlines facing aircraft delivery delays.Dan Catchpole and Allison Lampert, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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The most exciting thing to happen in the area on Election Day was arguably a series of public safety power shutoffs by PG&E triggered by red flag fire conditions, which affected polling locations including Los Gatos’s Lakeside Elementary School.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Two polling places—the Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center in Lake County and Lakeside Elementary School in Los Gatos—are within the scope of the shutoffs.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Phase out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phase%20out. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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