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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Utilities contend that squeezing investor returns could threaten grid reliability and modernization.
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Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
At the same time, the regime has stopped bothering to sell a narrative of national restoration or modernization to the rest of the country, which is losing enormous amounts of blood and treasure in the battlefields of Ukraine.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Its constant presence has long irked leaders in China, whose own navy has undergone rapid modernization and is now the largest in the world.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 16 May 2026
Looking ahead, the biggest growth drivers for Cisco will likely be hyperscaler AI build-outs and enterprise artificial intelligence networking upgrades, in addition to campus modernization as requirements for traffic, security, and latency increase, according to HSBC.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 May 2026
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Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
At the same time, the regime has stopped bothering to sell a narrative of national restoration or modernization to the rest of the country, which is losing enormous amounts of blood and treasure in the battlefields of Ukraine.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Its constant presence has long irked leaders in China, whose own navy has undergone rapid modernization and is now the largest in the world.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 16 May 2026
Looking ahead, the biggest growth drivers for Cisco will likely be hyperscaler AI build-outs and enterprise artificial intelligence networking upgrades, in addition to campus modernization as requirements for traffic, security, and latency increase, according to HSBC.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 May 2026
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“Modernization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernization. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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