alter
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He also said he saw "no reason" to change Germany's laws on surrogate pregnancy or alter the CDU's longstanding opposition.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
But because he is already serving two consecutive life sentences for related crimes, it will not alter the amount of time he spends in prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Magma rising from deep within Earth can fracture an oceanic plate, form extensive dike networks, and alter the chemistry of the plate itself.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
The suit isn’t likely to alter OpenAI’s AI-device plans—Altman posted on X that he was “not afraid” of Apple—but it could be designed to slow OpenAI down by injecting legal concerns into its hiring efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
We have all traveled far to get to this place, though this place alter as our camp alters from shore to ship and our ship shifts on its anchor cable.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
He used his remission to promote CAR T-cell therapy, which genetically alters one’s cells to fight cancer, after he said chemotherapy stopped working.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The process also alters many of the tea's naturally occurring compounds.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Moreover, the repeal of this rule substantially alters settlement dynamics.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Much will come out in the exchanges between the accidental roommates that alters our perceptions of both, as well as our view of those offstage personages, living and dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
We have all traveled far to get to this place, though this place alter as our camp alters from shore to ship and our ship shifts on its anchor cable.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
The honorary research fellow at Cardiff University said he was not surprised that young people who grew up in an environment where your actions end up online have altered behaviour.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Changes in global temperature affected the size of polar ice sheets, which altered sea level.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Many of the altered genes and biological processes have already been linked to cancer in humans and other animals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The self-aware opening titles, which are altered with every episode, blatantly urge viewers to not hit the “skip intro” button and offers self-referential messages about the show and the experience of watching it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
No matter how much I appeared to have changed—how illustrious my education, how altered my appearance—I was still her.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
The debate is not about whether AI is real or whether it’s reshaping the U.S. economy by fundamentally altering corporate productivity, capital allocation and the labor market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
They have known for decades that climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of several types of extreme weather events, including hurricanes, heat waves and extreme rainfall.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
The human urge to build right to the shoreline — whether it’s the coastal highway or a bluff-top home — also affects erosion by altering water drainage and adding weight to the cliff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Rather than modifying the ink with surfactants or chemically altering the particles, they dispersed nanoscale ultra fine bubbles throughout the liquid.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Lots of things happen around pageant season, but Mom altering dresses in the middle of our living room is not one of them.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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