modern
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That year, founder Harry Snyder developed the two-way speakerphone system used in modern drive-throughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
"It's this very modern thing where we just kind of keep throwing away the past," Hutchins said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Ray also recognizes that one of the reasons that travel can be an exercise in self-reflection is because of the confined means by which modern travelers are conveyed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Paleontologists have sometimes informally called zhelestids "Cretaceous rabbits" because they resembled rabbits despite being only distantly related to modern ones.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
“They’re modern and adapting and moving forward. It’s not about superficial appearances or stereotypes, and it’s not about living in the past —it’s about honoring that past by building a future. . . .”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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