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“By that point I was out, out, out. I mean, there was no way I was going to alter my offstage behavior to please anyone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The U.S. government will release key inflation reports next week, which could alter expectations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Their findings suggest that carefully chosen enzymes might someday be used to alter the makeup of dental plaque and help maintain a healthier balance of microorganisms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Lima beamed a false navigation signal at the missile, prompting it to alter direction and break up under the pressure of its own extreme speed, according to Night Watch officers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Librarian had answered, “Because a single stone can alter the course of a river.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Mr. Flanagan has introduced a subplot to the existing “Carrie” text that alters quite a bit of the narrative, which may be met with some disgruntlement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

In her version, Bernhard alters the lyrics to pay tribute to Sylvester, whose untimely death left an immense legacy.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Infant formula is designed to provide the correct balance of nutrients for babies when mothers cannot or choose not to breastfeed, and adding extra water alters that balance.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Future studies could determine whether it alters other features of the mouth that contribute to healthy teeth and gums.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

“The transmitter and the liquid that induces the simulation. The transmitter communicates information to the brain from the computer, and vice versa, and the liquid alters the brain to put it in a simulation state.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

The circumstances surrounding the release of “Toxicity” became even more surreal one week later, when the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks changed the country and altered the way some listeners interpreted the album.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

“You’re hitting the ground with the same magnitude of force,” says Dr. Daniel Lieberman, a Harvard evolutionary biologist whose research focuses on how modern footwear has altered human biomechanics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The U.S. release ended up with an altered track listing that highlighted the group’s folkier leanings; Joni Mitchell wore the grooves out on her copy and slipped “Norwegian Wood” into her coffeehouse sets in Detroit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

By dating zircon crystals taken from granite altered by the impact, the team determined that the meteorite struck about 370 million years ago during the Late Devonian.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Rick broke off, the conduits of his brain humming, calculating, and selecting; he altered what he had started to say. “—would detect it,” he finished.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

But he says "more than 30 years worth of behaviors" will need altering to make the railway run solely in the interests of the customer.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

"You're altering the microbiome of your gut, and perhaps creating antibiotic resistant bacteria in your body that will fight off the drug therapy the next time you really need it," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The little-marketed benefit is altering the traditional math around when to claim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

They also need to understand whether altering Menin or supplementing D-serine could produce unintended effects.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

No altering of the environment or pier by contestants.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn