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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

Now that scientists better understand how to modify these materials, researchers say additional work is needed to improve their stability, predict their behavior more accurately, and evaluate their performance in real-world technologies.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The solution would be either a cost-cap allowance to modify the chassis to accept larger tanks, or slightly shorter races.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The Air Force says that $400 million to modify the plane went to security measures, not aesthetics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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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