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Voluntary standards would primarily raise costs for participating laboratories, government rules could alter competition between companies and jurisdictions, and an enforceable industrywide agreement would have the broadest implications for chip demand and capital spending.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Although the storms tend to be less intense, they can still significantly alter local sea ice conditions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Open AI models are, by definition, harder to control, as users can alter their parameters -- potentially for malicious purposes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

At one stage Root left the field for an opportunity to consult with the England backroom staff, although it did little to alter the course of the evening.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

But the young recruits were forbidden to alter the boots in any way.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

Prolonged heat exposure alters development and threatens long-term population stability.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

The change significantly alters the players’ preparation, starting with meal times, Aguirre told Mexican radio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Whether released into soil or water or a man’s blood, these unrelated chemicals do not remain segregated; there are mysterious and unseen changes by which one alters the power of another for harm.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Kuzichkin and Mr. McCredie followed similar paths on opposite sides of the ideological divide, only to forge a partnership that, the author argues, could have altered the course of history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Warren also raised questions about Taylor Farms’ political contributions and lobbying, though her letter did not establish that those connections altered the government’s response.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

But now, 25 years on from the 11 September 2001 attacks, there is a new generation, too young to remember the day that permanently altered much of American life.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

In July, an OpenAI model altered its mission, hid and broke out of its digital confines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

He had altered his voice, I noticed, making it weak and quavery while he uttered his singsong plea: “Take pity on an orphan child, take pity...”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

“People accuse him of altering the algorithm and stuff,” Lowe told the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Experts estimated that close to 400,000 people remain at risk from a myriad of life altering ailments.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

This includes for things like replacing windows or altering roofs.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

A new study suggests that deliberately changing the rhythm of your breathing can influence how you make decisions by altering activity in both the heart and brain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

She becomes quite adept at manipulating fabric, altering her gowns as expertly as a master tailor to accommodate the weight she has regained, her body feeling like her own again.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern