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modification

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


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In addition to the F-35s themselves, the agreement also covers "initial spares, 10 years of modification kits and sustainment, and international customer orders," Lockheed said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Authorities insist they have pursued a range of measures to try to extinguish the flames and, in turn, the smoke – from aerial waterbombing to experimental weather modification.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

She also ordered the government to give three business days' notice before making any further "irreparable modification" to the East Potomac golf course and scheduled a follow-up hearing for October 19.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 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

The pump is a modification of Savery’s engine, with a float introduced to separate the steam from the water being pumped.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

These clocks estimate a cell's biological age by analyzing chemical modifications to DNA that tend to accumulate or change as organisms grow older.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Let’s see how it works, and let’s do it on a basis that we can make alterations, we can make modifications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Self-expression is such an important part of living your truth as a trans person,” she says, so “it’s only right to see body modifications being available safely in a place like this.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Numerous modifications have been made to the black-and-silver behemoth, the largest and most powerful object ever to have flown.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

“My dad’s working on some plumbing modifications to stop it.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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