alter

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Such an eruption would release a cloud of dense, magnetized plasma, temporarily altering the space around the FRB source as it passed through the line of sight.

From Science Daily

The meeting minutes showed that some BOJ board members pointed out the possibility that rising import prices could affect underlying inflation by altering inflation expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal

In practice, however, that change is ultimately unlikely to alter the administration's approach to immigration enforcement.

From BBC

He added the reforms would increase transparency and "may go a long way" to increasing competition, but "of themselves they are very unlikely to dramatically alter the cost of veterinary care".

From BBC

Broz noted that kaolinite can also form through hydrothermal processes on Earth, where hot water alters rock underground.

From Science Daily