modernity
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Groups within it – including pickup artists, men’s rights groups and “involuntary celibate” or “incel” communities – portray themselves as victims of modernity.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Ivorians need to put African heritage first and stop trying to "catch up with Western modernity", he added.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
With a return to pre-1848 conditions impossible, and concessions to modernity politically necessary and economically promising, Central European conservatives became “radical reformers.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
"But at his core, he was a genius who was endlessly fascinated by storytelling, whether it was through mythology, modernity or memory," Mr Ahmad adds.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
But this house was the essence of modernity.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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