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modification

[mod-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌmɒd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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The MPs also suggested that online marketplaces be held accountable for unsafe products such as the modification kits that are sold on their platforms.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Nevertheless, keeping a creditworthy borrower in a home through a sustainable modification and resolving the arrearage through a subordinate lien can be dramatically less costly than allowing the loan to fail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Pant hooting and buttress drumming are both part of the male chimpanzee display, suggesting that accumulative stone throwing might represent a modification of this common behavior.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Knowledge flows easily between them thanks to a culture of publishing research and the Chinese developers’ preference for open-source technologies that are largely free for download and modification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

That fulfills part of our definition of plant domestication, as the genetic modification of an ancestral plant in ways that make it more useful to consumers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“Amazon ignores the law, forcing pregnant employees to continue working without modifications, at great risk to their health,” the lawsuit reads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

But because of the rapid pace of the modifications, the Qatari jet was reportedly not fitted with anti-missile security systems.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

"You have to be very intentful with where you make modifications, but you do so in the attempt to kind of bring it into a modern gameplay space."

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The mayor’s office said the plans would include protected bike lanes without the elimination of lanes and would “implement signal modifications to increase safety.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

One of my earlier modifications was "saddlebags" draped over the rover.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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