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How to use the word modernize in a Sentence?

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That is why we are taking action to both bring greater transparency to the system and to reform and modernize the OPTN. The individuals and families that depend on this life-saving work deserve no less.

– Carole Johnson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If we want the high seas to be healthy for the next century we have to modernize this system – now. And this is our one, and potentially only, chance to do that. And time is urgent. Climate change is about to rain down hellfire on our ocean.

– Douglas McCauley

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We have half a decade left, and we can’t be complacent, if we want the high seas to be healthy for the next century we have to modernize this system – now. And this is our one, and potentially only, chance to do that. And time is urgent. Climate change is about to rain down hellfire on our ocean.

– Laura Meller

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are watching the Ukrainian military modernize and westernize at the same time while fighting an existential war, so decisions are being made as to what kind of tanks they ’ll want in the future too, which comes with a lot of long-term choices regarding security partners.

– Blake Herzinger

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As governor I'm going to continue to work on efforts to diversify our portfolio, to rein in costs, to modernize the grid.

– Geoff Diehl

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It's long overdue for Senate Republicans to come to the table, provide a pathway for citizenship for Dreamers, those in temporary status, farm workers and essential workers. We need to modernize our laws so businesses get workers they need and families don't have to wait decades to be brought back together.

– Joe Biden

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I am confident that the appointment of Mary Wakefield will be instrumental in accomplishing our goals to modernize and optimize The CDC, it is clear that Mary Wakefield is an action-oriented leader who can lead effective change.

– Rochelle Walensky

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Our stores serve as windows into America, we find ourselves in a position where we must modernize and transform the Starbucks experience in our stores and recreate an environment that is relevant, welcoming and safe.

– Howard Schultz

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Ukriane has an immense logistical challenge : they have to shift a military that was rooted in Russian and Soviet equipment, and modernize towards using NATO equipment -- while fighting a war, the big open question is whether( they) can really incorporate the Western weaponry they're receiving being Russia can reconstitute their forces.

– Max Bergmann

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The issue of whether or not we're dealing with 5G or not, we don't deal with 5G. The fact is that you had two enterprises — two private enterprises... They have government regulation visibly. And so what I've done is pushed as hard as I can to have 5G folks hold up and abide by what was being requested by United Airlines until they could more modernize them over the years.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
2 years ago

What I've done is pushed as hard as I can to have the 5G folks( mobile phone companies) hold up and abide by what was being requested by the airlines until they could more modernize over the year, so 5G would not interfere with the potential of a landing.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's going to modernize our ports with $17 billion dollars in investment. ... We're going to reduce congestion. We're going to address repair and maintenance backlogs, deploy state of the art technologies and make our ports cleaner and more efficient. And we're going to do the same with our airports and freight rail.

– The President

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We have great opportunities ahead to modernize our news report and better serve the needs of our customers and audience, while always maintaining AP's standing as the world's preeminent fact-based news organization.

– Julie Pace

Found on CNN
2 years ago

People can tell the FDA to require over-the-counter sunscreen product companies to test for contaminants like benzene, and people can tell Congress to pass laws to modernize cosmetics safety laws.

– Scott Faber

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I worry that it could prevent us from coming to a deal. And you know what, I think it would be a really sad statement about the profession that they would actually prevent reforms and refuse to modernize.

– Karen Bass

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Until they can figure out a way to modernize and do big things, we will never solve this problem. those are ramping up over the next 2 weeks( it takes time to get the systems in place to get samples from all over the country and to work through issues that inevitably arise during startup).

– Gregory Armstrong

Found on CNN
3 years ago

They come up profoundly small, and that's tragic. And it's costing American lives, until they can figure out a way to modernize and do big things, we will never solve this problem.

– Peter Hotez

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think frozen food was pretty stale five years ago, we worked really hard the last four years to modernize [ the category ].

– Bob Nolan

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If peace holds and the government and security forces of Afghanistan have the chance to continue to modernize and develop if Afghanistan does not return to being a safe haven for terrorists that conspire to attack the U.S. and allied interests, if human rights, particularly for women and young people continue to improve, then yes it was worth it.

– Mariah Smith

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

We are investing and we are trying to modernize this prison.

– Public Security Minister Ismael Camberos

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

North Korea is trying to selectively modernize conventional forces in a low-cost, high-efficiency way to focus on the economy and reassure the military while nuclear talks are under way, and the rocket launcher is a product of that effort, the latest test indicated that the system was ready for mass production and deployment.

– Kim Dong-yub

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

As other states and the federal government go backward, restricting reproductive freedom, in California we are moving forward, expanding access and reaffirming a woman's right( to) choose, we're removing barriers to reproductive health -- increasing access on college campuses and using technology to modernize how patients interact with providers.

– Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
4 years ago

My focus and drive in pursuing this acquisition is to revitalize, modernize, and develop the site and the strategic refinery business that has existed there for decades to their full potential.

– Philip Rinaldi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We must modernize the Endangered Species Act in a way that empowers states, promotes the recovery of species, and allows local economies to thrive.

– John Barrasso

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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