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modern

[mod-ern] / ˈmɒd ərn /


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It had limited powers compared with modern central banks, but it helped stabilize the nation’s finances.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

The State Farm statement said the complexities and changing nature of the health-insurance market make it “exceptionally challenging to provide independent contractors with a modern benefits offering.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Yet the uncomfortable truth at the heart of modern Batson jurisprudence is that although it identified the disease, it has never found an effective cure.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

Chamoy has been used by a lot of modern day food makers and chefs with American nostalgic candies, like peach rings and gummy worms, and my personal favorite, Gushers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

When the United States declared war, it had a large and modern navy but a small, poorly equipped army, only the seventeenth largest in the world.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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