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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
modernize .
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Examples
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His good taste saves him from what in another would be shipwreck, but this indifference to values, this apparent lack of selection in material, while at times it gives a huddled flow, more than anything else "modernizes" the verse.
The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke Rupert Brooke 1901
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The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act modernizes the rule by proposing to raise the shareholder limit to 1,000 shareholders, while also exempting current employees and accredited investors from the shareholder count.
Barry Silbert: The Great Disconnect: American Jobs, Global Competitiveness & the Stock Market (Part 3) Barry Silbert 2011
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"The Private Company Growth and Flexibility Act" H.R. 2167, which modernizes the so-called 500 Shareholder Rule that compels private companies to become public reporting companies once they have exceeded 499 shareholders and have more than $10 million in assets.
Barry Silbert: The Great Disconnect: American Jobs, Global Competitiveness & the Stock Market (Part 3) Barry Silbert 2011
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"The Private Company Growth and Flexibility Act" H.R. 2167, which modernizes the so-called 500 Shareholder Rule that compels private companies to become public reporting companies once they have exceeded 499 shareholders and have more than $10 million in assets.
Barry Silbert: The Great Disconnect: American Jobs, Global Competitiveness & the Stock Market (Part 3) Barry Silbert 2011
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The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act modernizes the rule by proposing to raise the shareholder limit to 1,000 shareholders, while also exempting current employees and accredited investors from the shareholder count.
Barry Silbert: The Great Disconnect: American Jobs, Global Competitiveness & the Stock Market (Part 3) Barry Silbert 2011
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Whether it's instant replay or wild-card playoffs, sports usually modernizes and moves on.
No More Mr. (Or Ms.) Nice Guy Jason Gay 2011
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French Finance Minister François Baroin said the budget deficit data showed France is a "serious country" that modernizes itself.
German Trade Figures Pose Growth Risk Todd Buell 2012
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"The Private Company Growth and Flexibility Act" H.R. 2167, which modernizes the so-called 500 Shareholder Rule that compels private companies to become public reporting companies once they have exceeded 499 shareholders and have more than $10 million in assets.
Barry Silbert: The Great Disconnect: American Jobs, Global Competitiveness & the Stock Market (Part 3) Barry Silbert 2011
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Its rulers are eager to safeguard the country's Islamic traditions as the country rapidly modernizes and builds cutting-edge skyscrapers and lavish, cosmopolitan hotels.
Official: UAE Does 'Not Tolerate Any Degree Of Family Violence' AP 2010
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The Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act modernizes the rule by proposing to raise the shareholder limit to 1,000 shareholders, while also exempting current employees and accredited investors from the shareholder count.
Barry Silbert: The Great Disconnect: American Jobs, Global Competitiveness & the Stock Market (Part 3) Barry Silbert 2011
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