modifiable

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"Because these feelings are modifiable, our goal is for this research to inform culturally sensitive stress-reduction interventions to mitigate these feelings in older adults."

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

"This work represents a critical step toward identifying modifiable environmental factors that may contribute to lung cancer in young adults," said Nieva.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

More than 40 percent of cancer deaths worldwide are associated with 44 modifiable risk factors, including tobacco use, poor diet, and high blood sugar.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

"Both of those things can be difficult for people to stop or to reverse, but they are probably the most modifiable ones," says Dr McCartney.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

Voluntary Action in Dreams.—Connected with dreams voluntarily influenced is the question of how far dreams once initiated are modifiable at the will of the dreamer.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various