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Instead, London is pursuing a "debt reset" plan for the poorest Commonwealth countries, led by former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown and which could alter interest rates on repayments.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Sometimes there are late shifts that can alter the dynamics of a race.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

However, it provides an important new clue, suggesting that the radiation that helped lift the universe's ancient fog may have escaped galaxies before powerful stellar explosions began to alter their surroundings.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Kurtz said several tells led her to conclude that AI was likely used to alter her work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Taking our powers of rapid cognition seriously means we have to acknowledge the subtle influences that can alter or undermine or bias the products of our unconscious.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Brewers World Series pitcher Logan Henderson grew up cheering for the Astros, but he reluctantly concedes their cheating scandal alters the 2017 title.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Turning the toes slightly inward or outward alters the forces acting on the knee, potentially reducing stress on the affected cartilage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Spanish meteorological research group Climatoc-Lab described it as "a manifestation of how global warming alters the hydrological cycle".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Whether the latest upswing in crude prices alters their longer-term outlook remains to be seen, as Brent’s return to triple digits sends government bond yields higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“None of this alters the validity of the work done with HeLa cells,” she wrote, “but it may be worth noting—for the record.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Study co-author Dr. Sudipta Show of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur said the findings suggest that the forgotten particle may have dramatically altered the expansion history of the young cosmos.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Target, which redesigned its gift-card program in 2024 to prevent tampering, reminds shoppers on its security webpage to look out for gift-card packaging that looks altered and to only check balances on a specific website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Authorities determined that Owens altered an ultrasound image, fabricated a pregnancy video and lied under oath claiming she was pregnant, according to a statement from prosecutors at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The altered cells also accumulated substantially fewer lipid droplets, the structures used to store fat.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

But Lysenko convinced himself and his Soviet bosses that he had “retrained” the crops through exposure and conditioning alone and thereby altered their inherent characteristics.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

In the nine days since riots erupted in cities across France, thousands of merchants have also boarded up their storefronts, radically altering the Paris streetscape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The companies leading the race to build artificial superintelligence describe the technology as a force that could reshape entire economies, create vast fortunes and dominate future warfare, potentially altering the geopolitical power balance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The warming phase of a natural climate cycle, El Nino events temporarily elevate global temperatures, altering cloud and wind patterns, and raise the risk of damaging weather.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Fintech founders have caught on to how Americans are altering their financial habits, and they’ve created new products to try to meet the moment.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“One sack, eight annas,” he called; then impatiently, altering his rhythm, “Not there! Behind, with the others!”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya