alter
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While no single inflation report will completely alter the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rates, higher prices and recent robust jobs figures may prompt rate-setters to hold off while they assess the economic impacts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The idea is not strict enforcement, but deterrent measures to alter player behaviour.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
That won’t alter the costs dramatically, but increasing the income ever-so-slightly every year will have a positive impact and can create a more psychologically satisfying experience for your fiancée as a landlord.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
For modern health, they highlight how profoundly our diets and lifestyles alter our teeth in ways that set us apart from other primates.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
But he didn’t alter his story, so I scratched him and let him go and away we came.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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