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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The kitchen was remodeled in 2022 and has a six-burner Thermador range, a Bosch microwave drawer, a JennAir refrigerator, quartz countertops, a center island that seats four and updated designer lighting.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
This story was updated to correct the first reference to Jalen Johnson and the date of the Bucks game.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
This is a developing story and may be updated.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
This story was updated to correct the first reference to Jalen Johnson and the date of the Bucks game.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
This is a developing story and may be updated.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
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When the show arrived at the Orpheum last November, it came refreshed and redesigned but glitzy as ever, with the chandelier swinging above and the orchestra swelling below.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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The process will be documented on the new show Bachelor Mansion Takeover (premiering March 2 on HGTV), a competition series that features 12 Bachelor-world alumni who swap their roses for paintbrushes to redesign the iconic mansion in elimination-style challenges.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Architectural Digest,
2 Mar. 2026
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Rising defense outlays have funded the expansion of fighter jets, aircraft carriers, drones and submarines amid Xi’s push to modernize the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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In her new job, Quiñones will work on modernizing Puerto Rico’s electric grid.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Omar was instrumental in legislation that streamlined the rules to pay for food during COVID.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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These include investing in space ports, streamlining commercial launch licensing and allocating sufficient spectrum for satellite operations.—
Magdalena Petrova,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
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The hillbilly elegist turned venture capitalist once seemed poised to remake Reaganite Republican dogma.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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And is now kind of having to remake itself.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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