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modernization

[mod-er-nahy-zey-shuhn] / ˌmɒd ər naɪˈzeɪ ʃən /




NOUN
state-of-the-art
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Already, tens of thousands of jobs have come back to Southern California due to the modernization of the film and TV tax credit program, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Ian Chun, senior research analyst at Sands Capital with $56 billion under management, commented that industrial companies in Korea were set to benefit from the build-out of power infrastructure, grid modernization and nuclear energy.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The new measures also target entities directly involved in the production, maintenance and modernization of military equipment.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Sales fell 13% on an organic basis, which included the impact from recent modernization of its U.S. systems that prompted retailers to increase orders in the year-ago period.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

It was then that he thought of the decisive step, not only for the modernization of his business but to link the town with the rest of the world.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Second, it's important to make sure that modernizations, like the ones implemented during the pandemic, get passed and remain in place.

From Salon Sep. 26, 2024

Scott says that these modernizations are the industry’s prime directive.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2023

Announced last week, the latest modernizations to ALMA—officially the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, which sits high in the Chilean Andes—will cost $37 million and take 6 years to complete.

From Science Magazine Feb. 15, 2023

One factor limiting airport modernizations across the country is space, especially at city airports like LaGuardia.

From Washington Post Dec. 6, 2022

Clever modernizations of old Colonial manses, extensions in Victorian wood, capacious Greek Revival temples lined the street, as impressive and just as forbid ding as ever.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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