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modernize

[mod-er-nahyz] / ˈmɒd ərˌnaɪz /


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On Tuesday, Kroger said it plans to turn its attention to core strengths as part of a self-funded plan to simplify and modernize the business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“We’re honored that they thought of us to modernize the legacy that is Cole’s.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

In 1876, elected President of Bowdoin College, where he attempts to modernize the school, introducing courses in science, de-emphasizing religion, and becomes involved in student demonstrations over the question of ROTC.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

Lloyd modernizes the stagecraft, injecting avant-garde intrigue into what is ultimately a commercial enterprise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

Poland, however, now spends 4% of its GDP on defense, making it the member to spend the most in percentage terms as it modernizes its military, while the U.S. is well above 3%.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

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

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

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

He modernized the office during that time, digitizing millions of paper records and creating a portal to help residents search for assessment records.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

“There’s absolutely nothing for sale in the $300,000 range…that looked modernized at all,” Cross said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 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

For its part, the Louvre created a new security coordinator position now held by Olivier Goupil, a veteran police officer known for modernizing the Paris Transport Authority’s security command center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

“By modernizing and upgrading turbines, steam generators, and digital control systems at operating plants, uprates deliver substantial capacity gains without the multi-year timelines or interconnection bottlenecks associated with greenfield construction,” the blog post noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The $40 billion, 10-year Delivering for America plan included redesigning networks, modernizing equipment and other upgrades at facilities across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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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