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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Image Image The move was necessitated by a $455 million makeover and modernization of Belmont Park, a grand old racetrack on Long Island, which is scheduled to reopen in 2026.
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Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Proposed projects include improvements to accessibility, signal modernization and electrifying buses.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 June 2024
Only about 28% of trips on apps like Uber and Lyft yielded tips for drivers, grid modernization software company Gridwise found in its 2024 Gig Mobility Report.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Mark Kupferman, the chain’s chief marketing officer, told the Times that the decision to keep three more bands amidst the company’s modernization effort was done to pay tribute to the generations of kids who have sustained it for nearly 50 years.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 May 2024
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Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Proposed projects include improvements to accessibility, signal modernization and electrifying buses.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 June 2024
Only about 28% of trips on apps like Uber and Lyft yielded tips for drivers, grid modernization software company Gridwise found in its 2024 Gig Mobility Report.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Mark Kupferman, the chain’s chief marketing officer, told the Times that the decision to keep three more bands amidst the company’s modernization effort was done to pay tribute to the generations of kids who have sustained it for nearly 50 years.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 May 2024
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“Modernization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernization. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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