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modern

[mod-ern] / ˈmɒd ərn /


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In the modern game, that connection between pitch and stands feels rarer than ever.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Some members of the court’s six-justice conservative majority voiced clear unease about upending birthright citizenship to deal with modern problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

SpaceX is a trillion-dollar company that essentially invented the modern commercial space business by pioneering reusable rockets.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The company is so “heavily embedded” in the modern landscape, he said, and he’s doubtful that will change even as new technologies emerge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

They would upend the Mona Lisa investigation—and they would change the course of modern art.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day