modernization
noun
mod·ern·i·za·tion
ˌmä-dər-nə-ˈzā-shən 
1
: the act of modernizing : the state of being modernized
2
: something modernized : a modernized version
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Immigration policy in the US is broken and in need of modernization and reform.
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Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The changes have been happening slowly at McDonald's restaurants across the nation — including Texas — as the fast-food giant's modernization plan introduces computerized kiosks where customers can order.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Jack Weinberg, green steel policy advisor for Gary Advocates for Responsible Development, wrote a 40-page report that claims the future of the region’s steelmaking is in jeopardy and says modernization would benefit the steel facilities and public health regionwide.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Whitesides touted his success in bringing home federal funding for community colleges, job training programs, transportation improvements, support for aerospace companies, road improvements in the Antelope Valley and a rail modernization project.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The changes have been happening slowly at McDonald's restaurants across the nation — including Texas — as the fast-food giant's modernization plan introduces computerized kiosks where customers can order.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Jack Weinberg, green steel policy advisor for Gary Advocates for Responsible Development, wrote a 40-page report that claims the future of the region’s steelmaking is in jeopardy and says modernization would benefit the steel facilities and public health regionwide.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Whitesides touted his success in bringing home federal funding for community colleges, job training programs, transportation improvements, support for aerospace companies, road improvements in the Antelope Valley and a rail modernization project.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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“Modernization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernization. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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