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modernize

[mod-er-nahyz] / ˈmɒd ərˌnaɪz /


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Flavio Bolsonaro has focused on building coalitions and doubled down on his plans to shrink the state and modernize the tax system.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Investors now plan an intensive program to modernize the mechanical, electrical, and air conditioning systems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

He said it is important to reduce visa backlogs and modernize the immigration system to meet the needs of our economy and support employers and legal immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In his new role, Anand will work across Disney to modernize its development and implementation of tech, as well as overseeing data and AI platforms, enterprise technology and infrastructure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

"I figured I shouldn't dress you traditionally. It's time to modernize Belles, in my humble opinion. Du Barry has been so ancient in her preparations," he says under his breath.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

“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

Two weeks before the crash, European officials took Greece to court over its refusal to make public the key contract spelling out how the railway will be managed as it modernizes.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 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

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

The sleek, white kitchen has since been thoroughly modernized, with marble countertops and a six-burner cooktop.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 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

Founded in 2001, KK Mart operates the “KK Super Mart” chain of modernized mom-and-pop convenience stores offering daily essentials around the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

We still think of human disease as the work of an organized, modernized kind of demonology, in which the bacteria are the most visible and centrally placed of our adversaries.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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

At the time, the activist was pushing Six Flags to make a range of changes including improving its marketing and the experience at its parks and modernizing its technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Last September, a suspect stripped a bronze marker from a beachside memorial for lifeguard pioneer Vincent G. Moorhouse, who is credited with modernizing the local lifeguard service, in Huntington Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Instead, companies have focused on expanding and modernizing existing facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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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