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 dizzyingly full schedule is constantly updated, so download its app for the easiest planning.
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
In October 2023, the FCC approved rules to update the federal emergency alert system by enabling Wireless Emergency Alerts to be delivered in more than a dozen languages — not just English, Spanish and sign language — without the need for a translator.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
In that case, update the firmware, change your passwords and restart the router.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its Global dengue travel notice, due to countries experiencing higher than usual surges of the disease.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
In October 2023, the FCC approved rules to update the federal emergency alert system by enabling Wireless Emergency Alerts to be delivered in more than a dozen languages — not just English, Spanish and sign language — without the need for a translator.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
In that case, update the firmware, change your passwords and restart the router.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its Global dengue travel notice, due to countries experiencing higher than usual surges of the disease.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
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Lasting change will require curbing PBM influence and redesigning incentives to reward value and competition.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The neutral density filter remains, and while the outside appears to have been redesigned, with slightly different buttons, the basic silhouette is the same.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
31 May 2025
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Today, Washington sees the efforts underway in Philadelphia to revitalize Philly Shipyard and hire more Philadelphians in the shipbuilding industry as a cornerstone of the effort to resurrect U.S. commercial shipping, expand and modernize the U.S. Navy, and reindustrialize the United States.—
Boston Herald,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
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The section of the bill includes the ban alongside a $500 million funding allocation over that time period aimed at modernizing government operations with AI and automation.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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Besides carve-outs for individual projects in recent years, lawmakers have passed CEQA streamlining for certain kinds of housing and other developments.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Read on to learn how focused digital tools can streamline the work of highly specialized companies and roles.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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What if a classic toy were to be remade with modern articulation and detailing?—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Tech billionaire Palmer Luckey wants to remake the U.S. military New Orleans' rich history, and the resilience of the people who live there In: Hawaii Jonathan Vigliotti Jonathan Vigliotti is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles.—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
18 May 2025
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“Update.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/update. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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