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Examples
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That being said, lose the retro-modern kitsch and update the characters.
Chris Nolan Overseeing New SUPERMAN Film « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2010
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This car doesn't just have a narrative—the retro-modern version of the Italian classic cinquecento ; the U.S. return of the Fiat brand after more than two decades; Chrysler's postbankruptcy status as fiefdom of Fiat.
For the Cheerleader in Everyone Dan Neil 2011
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The eclectic, "retro-modern" renovation of the triangular, three-story Zipper Building on Washington east of Pennsylvania, is an example Sweeney and others hope will be a catalyst for more development.
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Graphic designer Paul Thurlby brings a distressed retro-modern sensibility to capital letters with "Paul Thurlby's Alphabet" Templar, 64 pages, $16.99 , a stylish take on the traditional abecedarian primer.
Tales of Snow and Blue Horses Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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"I love Montauk," Mr. Figueras said, as he started the car, which had a retro-modern interior that made it feel like a spaceship.
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The vintage of those steals indicates the musical tone: retro-modern, a collage of familiar summery styles – a little ska here, some Cuban rhythms there – simmered into something unmistakably of this age.
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The design that will be built is a generic take on retro-modern, mimicking the basic outlines of early-20th-century institutional architecture one sees all over the city.
Winning design for Dunbar High School scores an average grade Philip Kennicott 2010
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This time around, he's decided to recreate, for the most part, the style of his classic '60s hits, with retro-modern production reminiscent of Mark Ronson's work on Amy Winehouse's records.
Tony Sachs: Tom Jones At 68: Still Doing His Thing And Singing His Song 2009
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I think retro-modern and retro modern have been used to describe a period of art and architecture, also know as mid 20th century modern.
A Response to 8 Years of George W. Bush's Simulucrum on Real Humans 2008
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The pictures are self-explanatory: The Trax looks foreshortened like a bulldog, the Groove like a version of the retro-modern HHR, and the Beat like a flying insect with its wings folded.
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