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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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 25 May 2026
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Users upload financial datasets and forecasting models into Claude Projects and uses prompts to analyze quarterly data, update forecasts and track historical reasoning.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
The villas were restored and updated, Conrad Orlando was introduced as the luxury hotel anchor, and Evermore Bay (the lagoon beach that now defines the property) was built from scratch.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 25 May 2026
Be sure to sign up for text alerts and follow us on Instagram, TikTok and Flipboard to stay updated!
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Users upload financial datasets and forecasting models into Claude Projects and uses prompts to analyze quarterly data, update forecasts and track historical reasoning.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
The villas were restored and updated, Conrad Orlando was introduced as the luxury hotel anchor, and Evermore Bay (the lagoon beach that now defines the property) was built from scratch.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
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The City of Chattanooga’s affordable housing PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) was redesigned two years ago to directly connect the value of a property tax abatement to the actual expense of delivering affordable housing units.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Use the pressure to redesign the plan, clarify terms, and make one cleaner move.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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The risk is whether disaster survivors — often at their most vulnerable — can trust a federal agency in transition to modernize without compromising privacy, accuracy or access.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Companies have modernized identity systems, device management and cloud access, yet connectivity is still managed through local telecom contracts and physical SIM logistics.—
Dmitri Verbovski,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Second, the Red Sox could streamline their roster and finally clear out the logjams that have gummed up the works for the past two years.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Departing the ship is also streamlined for MSC Yacht Club passengers.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Travel + Leisure,
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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Free Press founder Weiss, who joined CBS last October, had long telegraphed that major changes were afoot in an effort to remake 60 Minutes under a new ownership regime led by Paramount CEO David Ellison.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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