modernize

Example Sentences

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Saudi Arabia’s crown prince continues to push forward efforts to modernize the kingdom and its ultraconservative image, recently lifting a ban on sales of alcohol, for instance.

From The Wall Street Journal

The American Investment Council, a trade group for private-equity firms, argues that industry investments benefit patients, fund research and help medical providers expand and modernize.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, government spending—partly funded by the European Union—has helped modernize Polish industry and expand an increasingly digitalized services sector.

From The Wall Street Journal

She stressed the importance of modernizing CBS and to “widen the aperture” of stories and voices available on the network.

From The Wall Street Journal

In modernizing and Westernizing Iran, the shah provided Khomeini with such an opening.

From Salon