as in updating
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating
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Making streets dry and updating aging infrastructure, officials say, will cost more than $1 billion over the next eight years.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026 -
These friction points matter more than updating your blog daily.—
Boris Dzhingarov,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The most effective approaches move beyond surface-level automation, redesigning work around what humans uniquely need to own versus what can be delegated to systems.—
Ameya Kanitkar,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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SailGP’s tech team spent months redesigning the platforms into modular components that could be broken down, packed into standard 40-foot shipping containers, and rebuilt every fortnight.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Rebuilding and creating infrastructure on the island and modernizing banking structures would be among the chamber’s initial objectives.—
Sarah Moreno
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Our organization also played a leading role in modernizing Connecticut;s correctional system, helping lay the groundwork for the creation of the Connecticut Department of Correction in 1968 and participating in the selection of its first commissioner.—
Beth Hines,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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That usually means automating routine work, speeding up recruitment, handling customer service queries or streamlining compliance.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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By streamlining the process and purchasing from a single retailer, George and her husband were able to stay true to their vision for the space.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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The latest shakeup follows multiple controversial moves by Weiss, who’s set on remaking the institution long defined by tradition.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Zadik Zadikian’s project, The Studio, turns a 5,000-square-foot space inside the Arsenale into a working studio, where Zadikian and his assistants will spend the six months of the Biennale’s run making and remaking sculptures in front of visitors.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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“Contemporizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporizing. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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