modification

Example Sentences

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"Mid-life is a time where risk factor modification can have a greater impact."

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Naphat, 29, was expelled from the Games in December for "using unauthorised third-party software or hardware modification" during the Arena of Valor competition, a letter from a SEA Games delegate said at the time.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Once a bike crosses those thresholds through design or modification it is treated as an e-motorcycle and subject to the same requirements as a traditional motorcycle: a valid license, registration, insurance and a license plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

As part of the new amendments, intelligence agencies such as the National Security Agency would also not be able to use OpenAI's system without a "follow-on modification" to the contract.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

We have already seen that plant domestication involves the modification of wild plants so that they become more useful to humans by virtue of larger seeds, a less bitter taste, or other qualities.

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