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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Recent Examples of phase down
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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Federal grant aid per student decreased nearly 4% in the same period, which is in line with decreases in enrollment.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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In Denver, stops for speeding decreased by 35% after the change, from more than 8,200 stops in the four months before the policy change to 5,300 in the four months after the change.Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024
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Climate change exacerbates the threats with rising temperatures disrupting migration patterns and diminishing the availability of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar's essential food source.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Helping to model that behavior and normalizing outreach for support is a great way to diminish the stigma.Subha Barry, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The tension subsides only in the last iteration, as the bare interval A-E swells and then breaks off.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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The foul odors subsided when the facility closed in 2014, but a decade later, the infrastructure sits as a 47-acre blighted industrial property on the edge of the Santa Cruz River.John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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This external validation can ease the discomfort of inconsistency in relationships and provide further confidence to navigate the disagreement. 3.Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That could cause trouble for Trump, who faces a potential Catch-22 that will make easing the housing burden difficult to solve.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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With falling costs, tags and sensors will drive intelligent networks across homes and industries, creating connected ecosystems far beyond those achieved to date by devices like Apple’s AirTag.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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During Hurricane Milton, 30 water mains in St. Petersburg, Florida, broke, mainly due to falling trees.Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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With fewer solar storms in the weeks following the equinox, auroral activity naturally tapered off.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Precipitation chances taper off by Thursday morning.Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Krager declined to specify the nature or severity of the injury at the time.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors declined to press charges against Mangum for making false allegations.Jenna West, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Kelce scored his first smash inside that region with the holiday smash, which started its time at No. 8 before falling away.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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With federal support falling away and a less supportive national policy, the innovation that has come from start-ups and private companies in this space may be negatively affected.London Business School, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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