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modernity

[mo-dur-ni-tee, moh-] / mɒˈdɜr nɪ ti, moʊ- /


NOUN
newness
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NOUN
state-of-the-art
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Modernity and the collapse of tourism early in the last decade also pulled Sinai Bedouins away.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2022

"Modernity basically means increased consumption. The concept of LiFE is not in conformity with that trend of consumerism," says Dr Nilanjan Ghosh, president of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2022

In chapter 6, "The Modernity Problem," you highlight three issues.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022

Modernity, Mumford complained at length, was too dependent on fossil fuels.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2022

Modernity, led by the automobile, was perforating the frontier.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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