modification

Example Sentences

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Law enforcement officials also point out that any type of modification to e-bikes might not just be dangerous, but can also transform the e-bike into a motorcycle or moped under California law.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

This simple modification allows atoms to behave differently from one another while preserving enough structure for the system to remain controllable and predictable.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

His modification of a Land Rover Discovery for calf-feeding rounds - an off-road milk float - earned him third place in the Farmers Weekly inventions competition in 2020.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The key is to find a role where success doesn’t hinge on a modification that your employer may be unwilling or unable to give.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

So though it looks like a polar opposite of the speech that went before it—Everett verbose and ornate where Lincoln was clipped; Everett concrete where Lincoln was abstract—it is a modification rather than a rebuke.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith