modern

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"The connection that he has with the club and the fans is something that you rarely see in modern football. He lives for Atletico Madrid."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Profits from King Cotton helped sustain the growth of Northern insurance, banking, shipping and textile firms, and flowed indirectly into the dynamic development of railroads, iron manufacture and other modern industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Feasibility studies have already been conducted by federal agencies to assess whether a modern correctional facility could be established on the site, though no final decision has been made.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“A U.S. blockade on oil shipments to Cuba has plunged the island into its worst energy crisis in modern history,” my colleague Kate Linthicum reported from Havana.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The models were always slim, willowy, with flat chests and hair cut in the modern styles.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu