Lesson #60

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They are a ubiquitous part of live in New York City: the yellow plastic cards with a magnetic stripe called MetroCards are the way New Yorkers board the subway. But they are set to be retired in the next several years, in favor of a more high-tech way to ride the 114-year-old system of underground trains. Plus today learn the English phrasal verbs "phase in" and "phase out."

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Phase in, Phase out

When you "phase something in," you implement it; when you "phase it out", you retire it

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Lesson #60

New York prepares to retire the MetroCard

Phase in, Phase out

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