upgrade
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While cloud-based IT systems are typically replaced every four to five years, on-premise solutions are used for decades and are extremely difficult to upgrade.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
The latest GDP figures showed a growth rate of 0.5% for February and an upgrade to growth in January to 0.1%.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
A price target upgrade from $235 to $265 is helping too.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
While the local utility’s upgrade timeline was five years, Critical Loop’s setup enabled the facility to draw power from the grid for most of the year and use on-site batteries to cover peak-constrained hours.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
It was a significant upgrade over my last job—spinning the daily special sign at one of those take-it-and-bake-it pizza places—and it would look good on my resume.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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