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modern

[mod-ern] / ˈmɒd ərn /


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The gay-inflected camp loses steam, and I wondered about the production’s insistence on modernizing Gullen with modern technology and media, changes that become more conspicuous when consumerism takes over the town.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

But trusting audiences to detect modern parallels on their own might be an even more powerful strategy these days.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

But such belief in the face’s veracity, argues Fay Bound-Alberti in her fascinating “The Face: A Cultural History,” is hardly universal—and, St. Jerome aside, relatively modern.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

These features indicate that Montsecosuchus already possessed an efficient respiratory system that shared certain similarities with those of modern crocodiles.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

The models were always slim, willowy, with flat chests and hair cut in the modern styles.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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