malleable

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Language is malleable, but it has to retain some meaning, or the boundaries of our society will disintegrate more than they already have.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The world of politics is more malleable and short-term.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

“The microbiome is malleable and early in life is when it gets set up,” said Justin Sonnenburg, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University, who has led several studies on the infant microbiome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Some refer to her as the “Manchurian candidate,” said John Hart, a communication professor at Hawaii Pacific University, referring to the malleable cipher in the famous political thriller.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

By problematizing the idea that experiments could be successfully replicated, the generation after Kuhn, the generation of Shapin and Schaffer, sought to demonstrate that experience itself is unpredictable, malleable, socially constructed.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton