modernize
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“Both parties have an interest in prioritizing affordability and reliability even as they continue to differ on how to expand capacity and modernize the grid system.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Serving as civilian leader of the Army for 18 months, he pushed soldiers to adopt new battlefield technology and spearheaded multibillion-dollar private-sector partnerships to modernize base infrastructure and domestic logistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program, still requires congressional approval and funding.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 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
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Lloyd modernizes the stagecraft, injecting avant-garde intrigue into what is ultimately a commercial enterprise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Poland, however, now spends 4% of its GDP on defense, making it the member to spend the most in percentage terms as it modernizes its military, while the U.S. is well above 3%.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
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
Eugène Atget set about documenting medieval sections of Paris as they were being demolished and modernized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
However, I can say Josh Dylan and Antonia Thomas do justice to their modernized versions of Christie’s power couple Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Even though we’re definitely encouraged by the way California has modernized the tax incentive recently,” Bajaria said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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
They had the new tactics and we didn't, they had modernized, and we had not.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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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
“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
Last September, a suspect stripped a bronze marker from a beachside memorial for lifeguard pioneer Vincent G. Moorhouse, who is credited with modernizing the local lifeguard service, in Huntington Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The gay-inflected camp loses steam, and I wondered about the production’s insistence on modernizing Gullen with modern technology and media, changes that become more conspicuous when consumerism takes over the town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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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