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Target, which redesigned its gift-card program in 2024 to prevent tampering, reminds shoppers on its security webpage to look out for gift-card packaging that looks altered and to only check balances on a specific website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The water reaches Antarctica's coastline through ocean currents that have been altered by climate change, creating conditions that accelerate melting beneath the glacier.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Authorities determined that Owens altered an ultrasound image, fabricated a pregnancy video and lied under oath claiming she was pregnant, according to a statement from prosecutors at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Shocked minerals are particularly important because their internal crystal structures have been altered by immense pressure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Anubis figure, for example, would make no sense as a dog god, so Artemis altered it to read king of the fairies.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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