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modernize

[mod-er-nahyz] / ˈmɒd ərˌnaɪz /


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Washington says the company has also worked with Russian defense entities to modernize Soviet-era weapons systems.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

“We are a business that is trying to innovate and modernize the retail experience.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

When Julie Masino became Cracker Barrel’s CEO in 2023, she arrived with plans to modernize a restaurant chain known for breakfast, meatloaf, rocking chairs and a homespun atmosphere.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The Pentagon is pushing automakers to help modernize and replenish military hardware depleted by wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 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

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

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

Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola "is going to travel to Brussels to close and sign the political agreement that modernizes the Association Agreement," Boric said during a speech at an event for foreign and local investors.

From Reuters Dec. 6, 2022

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

More than a century later, the vocabulary has modernized, but the underlying idea has barely budged.

From Salon Aug. 28, 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

Rival toy company Spin Master, meanwhile, credits advances in automation for helping it streamline its manufacturing process for a modernized version of its Rubik’s Cube it is introducing later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 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

“Technology! Innovation! A modernized state in which all Americans—Negroes, whites, Indians—could live together.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Bisignano, who has an extensive background in financial technology, has also set his eyes on modernizing the SSA’s systems.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Rather than modernizing the home through an extensive renovation, however, the couple chose to preserve its midcentury character while tailoring other elements of the dwelling to their lifestyle.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Ultimately, Johnston said, the central issue is reliability, not resistance to AT&T modernizing its network.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The group, known as SSPX, claims hundreds of thousands of followers and opposes many of the modernizing changes the Catholic Church adopted in the 1960s, including the end of the Latin Mass.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 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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