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upgrade

[uhp-grayd, uhp-grayd, uhp-grayd, uhp-grayd] / ˈʌpˌgreɪd, ˈʌpˈgreɪd, ʌpˈgreɪd, ˈʌpˌgreɪd /


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Trump, an avid golfer, has said his plans to upgrade the 106-year-old course will create "one of the Best and Most Spectacular Golf Courses anywhere in the World".

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026

In other news, it covers Wales beating the All Blacks for the first time in 73 years, and the revelation that Friday's US airspace shutdown was caused by "an upgrade to remove copper wire".

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

It was a network upgrade gone wrong, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

In a White House press conference late Friday, Duffy and Mullin called for some $50 billion in new funding from Congress to upgrade FAA technology.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026

“And you’ve changed your team. Interesting. Is this a downgrade or an upgrade, young Tristan?”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

US President Donald Trump has requested $30.1bn for the upgrades.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

The couple made a series of upgrades to the home to create a “sanctuary.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

As a result, UniCredit should see low to mid-single-digit EPS upgrades by analysts, JPM adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Norris had not taken pole since the Spanish Grand Prix in September, and although his McLaren has upgrades on it, which he acknowledged had improved the car, he felt he owed it to the conditions.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Newer, faster, or more versatile components were always being released, so I was constantly spending large chunks of my meager income on upgrades.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

ND: I’ve upgraded my wardrobe significantly in the past few years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

To create Lumina, researchers upgraded the existing software so it could reproduce galaxy formation in comparable detail across a much larger region of space.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

B-1 bombers from Fairford air base, which the U.S. has used since World War II. The U.S. has reportedly upgraded the security posture at Britain’s Mildenhall and Lakenheath air bases amid terror threats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The 2025 world champion has looked quick all weekend in the upgraded McLaren.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

We upgraded the lights so I could read the music, but other than that, the space is all but empty.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

It has done so by improving its intelligence and targeting data, including through help from allies such as Russia, and by upgrading tactics, such as mixing missiles and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

The remaining portion would be allocated to upgrading local water, wastewater and electrical infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The city has been upgrading segments of seawalls over the years to reduce seawater overtopping, but much of its harbor-front property remains under threat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Other planned investments include spending on Amazon Leo, which aims to provide high-speed internet via a network of satellites, and upgrading the company's retail and logistics warehouses to use more robotics.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Somebody else takes care of the upgrading and maintenance.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman


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