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modernize

[mod-er-nahyz] / ˈmɒd ərˌnaɪz /


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I look at my job as not so much trying to modernize them, but rather remind the rest of the world that pearls have always been modern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

That included more than $100 million to upgrade and modernize Exposition Park, home to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The "framework agreement," which the Pentagon said would "modernize and expand" the F-35 program, still requires congressional approval and funding.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The "framework agreement," which the Pentagon said would "modernize and expand" the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program, still requires congressional approval and funding.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

In 1876, elected President of Bowdoin College, where he attempts to modernize the school, introducing courses in science, de-emphasizing religion, and becomes involved in student demonstrations over the question of ROTC.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

“When disaster strikes, families shouldn’t have to face a second disaster in the claims process. SB 876 modernizes laws that were written for a different era,” Padilla said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The bank has taken on different roles in recent years, advising Treasury as it digitizes its payment systems and modernizes operations to pay and receive money from citizens and businesses more efficiently.

From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023

But one particularly interesting item on the menu is the charcuterie board, which takes an uber-popular appetizer option, modernizes it and roots it in Southern comfort food traditions.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2023

Moving forward, the exhibition design modernizes: the wainscoting recedes, the colored walls fade away, and in the last room we encounter Turner in the anachronistic surrounds of a contemporary white cube.

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2022

Mr Horne modernizes it into— "His uppermost short cloak was a bare thread."

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 by Various

However, I can say Josh Dylan and Antonia Thomas do justice to their modernized versions of Christie’s power couple Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

“Even though we’re definitely encouraged by the way California has modernized the tax incentive recently,” Bajaria said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The first DHC-515 -- the modernized version of the water bomber -- will go to Greece, Cote said, "in early 2028."

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Rival toy company Spin Master, meanwhile, credits advances in automation for helping it streamline its manufacturing process for a modernized version of its Rubik’s Cube it is introducing later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Others preferred A-block’s modernized though undependable electronic locking system to B-block’s ancient, manually operated brakes and levers.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

For its part, the Louvre created a new security coordinator position now held by Olivier Goupil, a veteran police officer known for modernizing the Paris Transport Authority’s security command center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Kim has focused on modernizing his military and increasing missile production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“By modernizing and upgrading turbines, steam generators, and digital control systems at operating plants, uprates deliver substantial capacity gains without the multi-year timelines or interconnection bottlenecks associated with greenfield construction,” the blog post noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The union says the measure is essential to modernizing the city’s Fire Department to make sure Angelenos are safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He was in his forties and had talked about modernizing law enforcement in the region.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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