alter
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Example Sentences
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IPic noted those trends in its bankruptcy filing, describing the changes in consumer behavior as “lasting” and blaming the rise of streaming for “fundamentally” altering the movie theater business.
From Los Angeles Times
After the crash, a law enforcement inspection revealed the bike had been altered in three significant ways, prosecutors say.
From Los Angeles Times
Laboratory experiments showed that this altered tau fragment changes how tau proteins cluster together, which may influence how the disease progresses.
From Science Daily
The band altered the name to play on their native Dublin accent, where “thin” is pronounced “tin.”
A surge in crude oil prices can quickly alter interest rate expectations, bolster the U.S. dollar, pressure stocks, and tighten financial conditions.
From Barron's
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