modern
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Or put another way, modern investors are doing as humans have for thousands of years: hoping against hope that a precious metal would secure their futures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
In the film, Rogan reads from Swan’s book, Countdown, that “the modern world is threatening sperm counts and is imperiling the future of the human race.”
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
This is why lithium-ion batteries are central to modern technology and the transition to cleaner energy.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
The carve out, known as Section 230, comes from a 30-year-old law and is only 26 words long, yet it is considered the foundation of how the modern internet functions.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
It had no earpieces, as modern eyeglasses do, but stayed on by means of a pinching mechanism that tightly gripped the bridge of the wearer’s nose.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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