alteration
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About 67% of mammal species and 41% of bird species responded to the combination of human presence and landscape alteration by reducing the amount of habitat they used.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Eukaryotic microfossils have endured billions of years of geological alteration and degradation, making already tiny remains even harder to detect.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
If Meta did enact such changes, it would mark a significant alteration to the experience of its platforms.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
It did strike me as odd, however, that “Tony” is forged on a factual alteration that diverts Tony from the kitchen far too often — the movie’s cardinal sin.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Even where the primitive notation used was crude or unclear, the same chants continued to be sung without significant alteration into the period when reliable notation did exist.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
You want somewhere that feels warm and personal but without spending a fortune changing a flat or house owned by someone else and making alterations that put a deposit at risk.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The physical changes in the muscles were accompanied by alterations in proteins and enzymes involved in the metabolic processes that produce energy for muscle activity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
His alterations produced mixed results, in some places accelerating the flow too sharply and in others increasing the risk of flooding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The team is also confirming any alterations that may have been made to the painting over the last 250 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Maybe we could do alterations in our new shop.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing alteration
Vocabulary from The Articles of Confederation
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