modern

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Messrs. Dutkiewicz and Rosenberg sensibly argue that a vast modern society can only be fed safely and affordably by means of an efficient, industrial-scale food-production apparatus—which is exactly what we are fortunate to have.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“Careful restorations have maintained the historical architecture, while elevating the property to a level of epic glamour with all the modern luxuries of today,” adds the listing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Doggerland once formed a land bridge connecting Britain to mainland Europe before rising sea levels submerged it, creating the modern North Sea.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

That’s the whimsical, charged appeal of the Charli XCX-starring “Erupcja,” a mélange of romance, escape and disruptive coincidence in modern Warsaw from American micro-auteur Pete Ohs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Rising in jagged punches toward the sky, it had marked the landscape of Mount St. Helens for as long as modern scientists had been studying it.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone