modification
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Previous research from the team found that HGF can undergo a chemical modification known as nitration.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Horvath said the county hopes to receive tens of millions of dollars in state funding for additional brush clearance, fuel modification, home hardening and other initiatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
"This doesn't preclude some relatively minor modification of the fiscal rules to allow somewhat more borrowing for investment, but not for current spending," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
An editorial in the Indian Express newspaper, which first broke the news, criticised the modification of the artefact, saying:
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Morgan had discovered an important modification to Mendel’s laws.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The group also asked the Justice Department whether modifications to the settlement had the support of Trump, his two sons and their businesses, who brought the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Qatari jet has only one set of internal air stairs that was added during modifications by L3Harris Technologies, the contractor tapped by the Air Force to add military equipment to the plane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The majority of senior citizens have a strong desire to age in place but ignore the ongoing costs of home modifications, property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance and repairs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The company had said after its May test that it had made "several modifications to hardware and software to address issues seen on the previous flight."
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
"JPL is experimenting with modifications to the MDV so it can make a brief overland flight after landing."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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