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
The visual alteration was not brilliant – the influencer has to cover the bottom of his chin to hide his beard – but it was clearly enough to fool the retired teacher.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Among other counts, he’s charged with conspiracy and “destruction, alteration, or falsification” of government documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
He was also aware of a change in the class, a subtle alteration of mood and atmosphere.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus continued to ring the changes as he again made 10 starting alterations.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Canadian construction advanced for the first time in five months, helped by a rise in residential building, with increased activity in alterations and improvements and in the construction of multi-unit homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Many of these alterations repeatedly appeared in the same five cancer driver genes, suggesting that microglia were accumulating mutations in a specific set of genes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 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
“And it hardly needs any alterations, which is good. We don't have much time.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
Vocabulary lists containing alteration
Vocabulary from The Articles of Confederation
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