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modern

[mod-ern] / ˈmɒd ərn /


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A former No. 1 overall pick, Murray blended passing skill with the athleticism teams dream about in modern quarterbacks.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was an old style innings, not a muscular modern marvel.

From BBC

One of the biggest unsolved challenges in modern physics is bringing together two powerful theories that describe very different parts of reality.

From Science Daily

The team also looked to modern ocean environments for comparison.

From Science Daily

I say this as someone who never had to deal with modern dating horrors, but has close friends who do, if they haven’t surrendered to heterofatalism entirely.

From Salon