modern
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He argued Llanmaes needed a "modern discount supermarket".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Some of the worst droughts in Australia's modern history have been linked to El Nino years, but scientists caution that even strong events do not always bring below-average rainfall.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
“A typical triumph of modern science,” remarked the novelist Evelyn Waugh, “to find the only part of Randolph that was not malignant and remove it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
After decades spent shaping modern movies without ever taking home a competitive Oscar, actor Glenn Close and director Ridley Scott will finally receive statuettes from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this fall.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Who else inside the black box of modern finance had grasped the flaws of its machinery?
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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