alteration
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Alfonsi refused, arguing — correctly, as it turned out — that administration officials refused to appear on air and that any alteration would reflect poorly on the network.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
This alteration appears to make the protein excessively active, fueling harmful inflammation.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
Among other counts, he’s charged with conspiracy and “destruction, alteration, or falsification” of government documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
That dispute is settled, without major alteration to the Senate’s character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Books, also, were recalled and rewritten again and again, and were invariably reissued without any admission that any alteration had been made.
From "1984" by George Orwell
The renovation also included some alterations to the lavish interiors of the Qatari royal family’s private plane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
For women with BRCA1 gene alterations, those lifetime risks increase to 72% for breast cancer and 44% for ovarian.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
They will remain in the next iteration, with some landscape alterations to make the scene more scientifically accurate, Bettison-Varga said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Student, Emma Harrow, borrowed a sewing machine to teach herself to make alterations to clothes.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Over time, it should have accumulated mutations, almost all of them tiny alterations in unused DNA that didn't affect the mitochondria’s functions.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing alteration
Vocabulary from The Articles of Confederation
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