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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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.
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
This is a developing story and may be updated.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Injury updates Edman, who underwent ankle surgery this offseason, is still on track to be activated around late May, Roberts said Saturday.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
This is a developing story and may be updated.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Injury updates Edman, who underwent ankle surgery this offseason, is still on track to be activated around late May, Roberts said Saturday.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Back in Illinois, state lawmakers are considering a gun bill that would require pistol manufacturers to redesign models that can easily be turned into automatic weapons.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Instead of redesigning the heat shield — which NASA will do for future missions — the agency opted to bring the capsule in on a steeper trajectory intended to inflict less stress on the materials.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Leaders say the project is part of a broader push to modernize the corridor and boost long-term economic growth.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The front of the building would be modernized, but the back would be enlarged significantly.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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He's also streamlined permitting and regulations to push for mining expansion when coal mines have been shutting down in the state, including several operations this year that eliminated more than 700 jobs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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In an effort to streamline eligibility, the TV Academy in 2015 implemented categorization based on length, with hourlong shows automatically submitted as dramas, half-hour as comedies.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
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But a straight victory will not be enough to remake Hungary.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Instead of leaning on a rival boss, he is being led by Netanyahu into a generational conflict to remake the entire Middle East.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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