as in to redesign
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage
the movie is basically a retelling of the tried-and-true Cinderella story, updated for today's hipper audiences
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Ramirez and his partner update a spreadsheet to keep track of their progress.
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Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Editor's note: This story was updated with a new chart.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
This article was updated with a link to the story on the new federal lawsuit filed on Jan. 15.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition to a more nourishing cleanser, one of her favorite dry skin tips is updating face and body moisturizers for creamier, thicker formulas.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
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Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Editor's note: This story was updated with a new chart.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
This article was updated with a link to the story on the new federal lawsuit filed on Jan. 15.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition to a more nourishing cleanser, one of her favorite dry skin tips is updating face and body moisturizers for creamier, thicker formulas.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
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This structural inequity points to a shortfall in the current retirement landscape and should be an impetus for companies to consider redesigning their retirement benefit plans.Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The in-store experience will include red shopping bags, which symbolize good luck and prosperity in the new year, which have been redesigned with serpentine shapes in the classic T-monogram.Nick Hall, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
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Yet political disagreements have prevented Congress from modernizing the 1965 legislation, allocating appropriate resources, and correcting this disconnect.Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Under her leadership, ADM has modernized its technology practices, embracing data, machine learning and artificial intelligence to drive innovation and operational efficiency.Peter High, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The state is also working on streamlining paperwork for transfers and shortening transition timelines.A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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From streamlining marketing logistics to enhancing predictive analytics, quantum redefines what’s possible in real-time decision-making.Jason Snyder, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The current movie remakes German director F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent film of the same name — which was inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 horror novel, Dracula, but did not have the rights to the book and altered key details.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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But her role as the woman who captures Emilia’s heart after Emilia remakes herself as a patron for victims of cartel violence has brought Paz a new level of attention.Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025
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