as in to redesign
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
the movie is basically a retelling of the tried-and-true Cinderella story, updated for today's hipper audiences
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This article has been updated with additional information.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
This story has been updated to include additional comments from the developer.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
This story has been updated with additional information.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
This story may be updated as more information becomes available.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
This story has been updated to include additional comments from the developer.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
This story has been updated with additional information.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
This story may be updated as more information becomes available.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Too often, companies are layering AI on top of existing workflows instead of redesigning the workflows around AI.—
Oleksandr Sheremeta,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In Savannah's North Historic District, the six-story former bank building has been redesigned by Canadian architecture firm AAmp Studio with design input from the Death & Co. team.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
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Similarly, both Japan and Europe have been modernizing their launch fleets, and the H3 and Ariane 6 rockets are only getting going now.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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Security programs must modernize at the breakneck pace at which code is now being delivered.—
Pieter Danhieux,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Part 450 was intended to streamline the launch approval process by allowing companies to submit applications for a series of launches or reentries, rather than requiring a new license for each mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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The project will instead narrow its focus to streamlining collateral management and reconciling liens for credit guarantees in an attempt to ship a product to the public by mid-2026.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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While new developments along 116th Street get most of the notice, Fishers has been remaking the properties north and south of the main drag just as quickly.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
15 Aug. 2025
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If the proposal goes ahead, China will invest several hundreds of million dollars into the building’s transformation, remaking it as the largest embassy in Europe.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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