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modern

[mod-ern] / ˈmɒd ərn /


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Founded a decade ago, OpenAI kicked off the modern AI boom with the release of ChatGPT in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Uniquely among coaches, two of his children, Lauren and Reece James, play football for their country - the first brother and sister to be senior England internationals in the modern era.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Advocates of originalism say this sort of backward-looking reasoning is the only way to prevent modern judges or legislatures from abridging individual rights ratified in the Constitution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

An ultraheavy particle may help explain one of the most puzzling mysteries in modern astrophysics: the origin of the most energetic particles ever detected.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The desks were modern with inkwells, though carved up.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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