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modern

[mod-ern] / ˈmɒd ərn /


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Like those moments, Caligiuri’s goal was so transformational it became the line separating the present from the past, the ancient from the modern.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Instead, researchers are comparing traditional claims with modern biological findings to see where they overlap.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

Kim’s thin outlines and gentle washes clearly bear the influence of nihonga, the stylized, modern version of classical Japanese painting that he studied in Tokyo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"I'd like a more modern right with free-market values, but represented by someone who is not so vindictive and wants to work for Peru," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Even then, why did it leave the modern kernels alone, and take only the traditional?

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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