modern
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It also recorded enough information about when the eruption occurred to give modern scientists an unusually precise historical reference point for testing volcanic dating techniques.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Here was a modern soccer juggernaut that crushed opponents on the pitch and in the boardroom, leaving behind a trail of shattered records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Robin Wigglesworth, global finance correspondent for the Financial Times, found that fact, and it sent him looking for a book tracing how bonds built the modern financial system.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Since the 1980s, psychologist and MIT professor Sherry Turkle has been warning that modern technology is scrambling our ability to live in the real world and feel empathy for fellow human beings.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
He was a young man and altogether a more modern figure, in low shoes.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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"Ad Power," "Without Commercials," and "What's Wrong with Advertising"
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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