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Recognizing that China isn’t a monolith, Deng Xiaoping’s “Reform and Opening Up” didn’t attempt to transform China’s entire economy at once.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Sheets, backpacks, and outstretched bodies transform the emblematic seafront promenade into an open-air dormitory for a few hours.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

The results of that investigation could transform the death penalty debate by offering more evidence about our ugly recent history of executing the innocent.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

Destination Crenshaw was supposed to transform 1.3 miles of Crenshaw Boulevard along Metro’s K Line into an art-filled gathering space, but according to some neighbors, the project has become an inconvenience and eyesore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The old silver there was of some value, she told the lawyer, but it represented an almost insuperable difficulty for Luke: it required energy to steal it and transform it into money.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

It transforms into a glass eel as it travels from coastal estuaries to places like Lough Neagh and Lough Erne.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The most egregious case is Sturgis’ Ru, who transforms over the course of the play from a jittery wreck into a vengeful, plaintive monster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

It is a calculus playing out across the tech industry as a new generation of AI-powered coding assistants transforms how software gets built.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Trading mystery for certainty, this exhibition transforms Klee from sorcerer and magician into just another self-referential sociopolitical artist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

I have always hated the emptiness that winter brings, the blank landscape and the stark difference between sky and ground, the way it transforms trees into skeletons and the city into a wasteland.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Readers, too, will finish this vast, teeming novel with a sense of a world transformed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Since April, sites in Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and elsewhere have been transformed into caravan parks without permission.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

He transformed the interior and altered the exterior windows, making it difficult for the characters to see the dangers circling outside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

In the years since, the couple have transformed the property into the perfect sanctuary for their family, filling it with unique touches and one-of-a-kind art pieces.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Frank sprinted up the steps, slinging off his backpack, which instantly transformed into a bow and quiver.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Like Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse, Mr. Ross has a way of transforming the mundane details of suburban life into something profound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

"These structures can be systematically doped with silver and other ions and engineered to interface seamlessly with perovskites -- transforming DNA from a biological macromolecule into a programmable, multifunctional nanomaterials platform."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

The couple have listed their midcentury modern split-level ranch in for $1.499 million after transforming the property into a sustainability-minded retreat that blends original architectural details with eco-conscious upgrades and a productive backyard garden.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Under his leadership, which helped stabilise the economy and tackle corruption, China began transforming into a manufacturing powerhouse, leaving behind its status as a Communist outsider.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Maybe I was transforming into some gruesome, slithering stage of weird.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely