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Recent Examples of out-of-date As a result, its out-of-date rules discourage work. Naveen Rao, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Here are the players: Employers should recognize the out-of-date skill sets in our workplace and accept that a whole flock of perfectly skilled workers is not liable to show up out of the blue anytime soon. Eli Amdur, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 The article states that Reinsdorf is stuck in his old ways, doesn't accept new baseball metrics and even has the team fly on an old, out-of-date plane. Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024 The agent can also perform hardware and software inventories in real-time, which is handy to understand how far out-of-date machines on your network are and what needs to be patched or upgraded. Peter Karlson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for out-of-date 
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Adjective
  • New industries emerged, new roles were created, and while some jobs became obsolete, new opportunities arose.
    Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Shredders undoubtedly provide the most energy-efficient and environmentally responsible method to supply large volumes of obsolete metal as a raw material for the manufacture of new products.
    Steve Joseph, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the wooden bleachers inside the antiquated stadium were covered by 84,059 seat cushions with an Apple logo, a marketing decision that Steve Jobs personally approved when approached by an NFL executive.
    Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • One of the most perplexing and seemingly antiquated features of City Hall got a lot of use Tuesday: a bulletin board where motions are posted for public viewing.
    Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Many old documents are written in an archaic hand the practice of which has fallen out of use.
    Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The name is inspired by the UNESCO World Heritage Site in southeastern Sicily and features sculptural accents that echo archaic forms.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The 47th Central Florida Scottish Highland Games lands at Central Winds Park in Winter Springs this weekend with pipers, dancing, animals, artisan craft vendors, axe throwing, archery, a medieval camp, children’s activities, food and drinks, Highland athletics and more.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In 2018, Vox commissioned me to write a story about medieval Catholic ideas and the radical transformation of American politics that had vaulted Donald Trump to the presidency.
    Peter H. Schwartz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025

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