modern
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They spread by producing genetically identical offspring connected by stolons, or runners, much like modern strawberry plants.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
When they struggle, fathers can fixate on testosterone because that’s what modern culture tells them will make them feel better.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“Fifty Shades of Grey” actress Dakota Johnson’s “extraordinary” midcentury modern Los Angeles retreat is already under offer—mere days after the on-screen star put the property on the market for $6 million.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Advocates of originalism say this sort of backward-looking reasoning is the only way to prevent modern judges or legislatures from abridging individual rights ratified in the Constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Looking around the busy streets with their modern buildings, I thought Mamá would be enamored of this place.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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