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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

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

Specifically, they measured DNA methylation, a process involving chemical modifications to DNA that help regulate gene activity and influence how cells function.

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

A third group make technical modifications to "legitimize" the phone, allowing it to re-enter the market.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

While I worked with the horses, Tyson fixed up Athena’s chariot and added a whole bunch of special modifications.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan


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