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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In a statement issued by the actors’ union on Monday, Cranston thanked OpenAI for updating Sora 2 to add new protections.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025 -
The increases have largely been driven by the costs of updating and maintaining the power grid and other necessary infrastructure, particularly in the face of increasingly common severe weather events, according to experts on energy and computing who spoke with CNN.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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When the 85th percentile speed is higher than the existing speed limit, the manual now recommends officials consider redesigning roads ‒ potentially adding elements like bike lanes, speed bumps and pedestrian islands ‒ to encourage drivers to slow down, O'Connell said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Ten women are participating in the inaugural program that will focus on redesigning the institution’s uniform for women.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some experts, meanwhile, say that instead of demanding that insurers sell their stake in fossil fuel companies, advocates and policymakers should focus on modernizing regulations to persuade insurers to expand coverage in fire-prone areas.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Napier, a former Nick Saban assistant at Alabama, was hired to close the gap on the field and in recruiting by modernizing a program that looked stale.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The city of San Diego for years has paralleled the state’s approach on housing, allowing more density, streamlining development regulations and pushing high-rise projects near transit lines.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s a win-win for both Gen Z workers and their employers, reducing mundane, entry-level roles and streamlining operations while creating clear opportunities for advancement.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Across the border, Guyana’s oil boom is remaking the country—supercharging growth while widening the social fault lines that sudden wealth can expose.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Attacks on academia are fundamentally about remaking the labor practices that define higher education.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Contemporizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporizing. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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