altering

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Prolonged instability begins altering behavior across the economy.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Australia’s Labor government, led by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, changed property tax rules, ending negative gearing and altering capital-gains tax.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

He has gutted the bathroom attached to the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House’s private quarters, altering its green Art Deco tile work to a sterile marble with gold fixtures.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Instead of altering the genes themselves, evolution acted on regulatory elements, often described as genetic "switches," that control when and where these genes are activated.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

In being man-made — by ingenious laboratory manipulation of the molecules, substituting atoms, altering their arrangement — they differ sharply from the simpler insecticides of prewar days.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson