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his file contained out-of-date information that might have been accurate when he was first hired but is no longer so
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Turing’s lecture notes are in effect a textbook, terse and selective, on advanced math for circuit engineers, although now very out-of-date, of course.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
The medical research literature is filled with promising-looking ideas that never panned out, and out-of-date treatments and tests that have been replaced by approaches more solidly based on evidence.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
But the week ending November 30 is even more out-of-date than the week ending December 14.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
However, our out-of-date educational system really sets our students’ job prospects back.
—Songyee Yoon, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
The medical research literature is filled with promising-looking ideas that never panned out, and out-of-date treatments and tests that have been replaced by approaches more solidly based on evidence.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
But the week ending November 30 is even more out-of-date than the week ending December 14.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
However, our out-of-date educational system really sets our students’ job prospects back.
—Songyee Yoon, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Out-of-date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-date. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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