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modernize

[mod-er-nahyz] / ˈmɒd ərˌnaɪz /


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The breakdown came a day after Duffy and the White House had formally asked Congress for $30 billion to upgrade and modernize the US Air Traffic Control System.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

That included more than $100 million to upgrade and modernize Exposition Park, home to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The "framework agreement," which the Pentagon said would "modernize and expand" the F-35 program, still requires congressional approval and funding.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac all said in statements that the changes would modernize the credit-scoring system, making it more predictive, and create a safer and sounder market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

In 1876, elected President of Bowdoin College, where he attempts to modernize the school, introducing courses in science, de-emphasizing religion, and becomes involved in student demonstrations over the question of ROTC.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

Lloyd modernizes the stagecraft, injecting avant-garde intrigue into what is ultimately a commercial enterprise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

The bank has taken on different roles in recent years, advising Treasury as it digitizes its payment systems and modernizes operations to pay and receive money from citizens and businesses more efficiently.

From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023

Two weeks before the crash, European officials took Greece to court over its refusal to make public the key contract spelling out how the railway will be managed as it modernizes.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

But one particularly interesting item on the menu is the charcuterie board, which takes an uber-popular appetizer option, modernizes it and roots it in Southern comfort food traditions.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2023

He modernizes elaborately Solomon's speech at the dedication of the sanctuary, and converts it into an apology for the Jews of his own day.

From Josephus by Norman Bentwich

The sleek, white kitchen has since been thoroughly modernized, with marble countertops and a six-burner cooktop.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

The first DHC-515 -- the modernized version of the water bomber -- will go to Greece, Cote said, "in early 2028."

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Rival toy company Spin Master, meanwhile, credits advances in automation for helping it streamline its manufacturing process for a modernized version of its Rubik’s Cube it is introducing later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Founded in 2001, KK Mart operates the “KK Super Mart” chain of modernized mom-and-pop convenience stores offering daily essentials around the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

“Technology! Innovation! A modernized state in which all Americans—Negroes, whites, Indians—could live together.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Until this year, the Arabian peninsula’s monarchies managed to market themselves as wealthy, modernizing havens from the region’s violence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The concept of modernizing is not new when it comes to Cole’s, especially pertaining to the dip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The union says the measure is essential to modernizing the city’s Fire Department to make sure Angelenos are safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“By modernizing and upgrading turbines, steam generators, and digital control systems at operating plants, uprates deliver substantial capacity gains without the multi-year timelines or interconnection bottlenecks associated with greenfield construction,” the blog post noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

He was in his forties and had talked about modernizing law enforcement in the region.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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