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The WBG said the five-year CPF "marks a new phase in a 45-year partnership," as China moves from needing financing to primarily requiring technical assistance and knowledge sharing.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Special-operations forces were used for combat search and rescue operations during the first phase of the war known as Epic Fury, though they are capable of carrying out a range of missions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The first phase of Whitelee was officially opened by then first minister Alex Salmond in 2009, having been commissioned a year earlier, and was the largest onshore wind farm in Europe at the time.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Says Raich: “The earnings revision trends are not exhibiting the pattern we saw in 2000. We are still in the ‘getting better’ phase.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

The one important phase of training began one day after weeks of really hard work at the “shape recognition” that I mentioned before.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

Construction will be completed in phases over about a year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Researchers describe three phases: the “go-go” years when you’re active and traveling, the “slow-go” years roughly from ages 70 to 84, and the “no-go” years shaped by health and end-of-life care.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026

The challenge could intensify as the EU phases out Russian LNG and pipeline gas contracts, leaving buyers with fewer options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Throughout both phases, participants wore wrist monitors that tracked sleep and physical activity.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

This idea is attractive because it would mean a nice symmetry between the expanding and contracting phases.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Last year, the government called for wooden boats to be phased out.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The other half decided to stick with the old regime for now, meaning they will see a 40% cut in funding this year as those subsides are phased out.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

"Significant phased progress has been achieved in efforts to revitalise... the project," state news agency Xinhua reported.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

About 20% of borrowers moved into the two older repayment plans that will be phased out by 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

This remembered world was somehow more vivid than the physical world I inhabited, and I phased between them.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

In its report, published on Wednesday, external, the committee recommended phasing in a retirement age of 80 and requiring members to attend at least 20% of sitting days.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Starting today, the federal government will put new limits on certain types of borrowing, begin phasing out longstanding repayment programs and launch a new one.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Alison Fure, 68, is petitioning Kingston Council to begin phasing out plastic decorative items, including ornaments, flowers, and windmills, on graves.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

It said growth would increase in the second half due to customer order phasing and as product launches build.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The period between the late eighteenth and the mid-nineteenth centuries, wrote Michel Foucault, saw “the disappearance of torture as a public spectacle” and the gradual phasing out of corporal punishments.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover