modern

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As Lauren Groff heads to Vroman’s to discuss her new collection “Brawler,” we look back at the career-defining novels and stories of a modern literary master.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The case saw Sarkozy, who has always denied any wrongdoing, become modern France's first president to have gone to jail.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

My grandfather died in 1973 without ever fulfilling that promise, his life having been consumed by the internal and external conflicts that forged modern China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“At the same time as architectural homes are being marketed as high-end, collectible art, others are being torn down to build new,” midcentury modern architecture expert Adriene Biondo said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

I have occasionally used modern spellings to clarify the meaning of these personal accounts and recollections.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis