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modify

[mod-uh-fahy] / ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ /




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The IRS can modify its formula that sets RMD amounts for any given year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Local and state policymakers are now considering whether to modify the tax and ease some of its complicated requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

California’s current public health monitoring protocol includes daily temperature checks, assessment for any symptoms consistent with hantavirus, and direction to modify activities as necessary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Coffee may modify what microbes do collectively, and what metabolites they use.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

But with only one umpire, it would have taken all night for each of the boys to play, so the coaches decided to modify the scoring.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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