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modern

[mod-ern] / ˈmɒd ərn /


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A new generation of modern travel agencies is making it easy for wannabe advisers to set up shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The season is the work of reporters who’ve covered the Supreme Court for decades, pulling the curtain back on the most unpredictable vote on the most powerful court in modern history.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Building it has involved one of the largest sustained urban construction efforts in modern history.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Stirred into the steaming ditalini, the yolk turned silken and rich, cloaking the broth in the sort of luxurious texture that makes you briefly forget modern life altogether.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

The notion that a person could be a “gift” offends and boggles modern minds.

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




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