modernization
noun
mod·ern·i·za·tion
ˌmä-dər-nə-ˈzā-shən 
1
: the act of modernizing : the state of being modernized
2
: something modernized : a modernized version
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Three schools have been rebuilt in recent years with to bond monies, alongside many other campus modernizations.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The company works with the German ministry for digital affairs and state modernization and the Baden-Württemberg regional government.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The First Gulf War really had a catalytic effect in shaping how China thought about its own military modernization program.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
There is also universal endorsement for this long-overdue modernization.
—Jay Gardiner, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The company works with the German ministry for digital affairs and state modernization and the Baden-Württemberg regional government.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The First Gulf War really had a catalytic effect in shaping how China thought about its own military modernization program.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
There is also universal endorsement for this long-overdue modernization.
—Jay Gardiner, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Modernization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernization. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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