modernize
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Hershey also outlined plans to modernize its supply chain through the increased use of automation, technology and artificial intelligence, aiming to boost productivity and fund reinvestment in growth initiatives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
IBM suffered its worst day in 25 years, compounded by Anthropic’s announcement that its Claude AI could modernize COBOL, the programming language holding IBM’s mainframe empire together.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
The companies say the partnership will modernize shareholder engagement and enable 24-hour trading, while retaining a regulated market with deep liquidity.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
Janisse Quiñones, who took the helm at DWP in 2024, is returning to Puerto Rico, where she is from, to help modernize the island’s electric grid.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
In 1876, elected President of Bowdoin College, where he attempts to modernize the school, introducing courses in science, de-emphasizing religion, and becomes involved in student demonstrations over the question of ROTC.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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