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modify

[mod-uh-fahy] / ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ /




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Unlike closed, proprietary American systems from OpenAI or Anthropic, Kimi K3's open nature allows global users to modify the system for advanced reasoning and complex software development.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Thinking Machines Lab, the company led by Murati, released its first AI model on Wednesday—and did it with “open weights,” meaning others can modify it with their data.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"Open-source" or "open-weight" models work differently: the developers release the model's core files for anyone to download, modify and run on their own computers.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

“It was too late to modify it by the time the foundation was poured, and we had to live with it,” he says.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

“Let’s make it together. I’ll teach you how to modify a pattern.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

On Kalshi, Boss places 60 trades a minute and modifies his bids and asks 30 times a second.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

Ferreira modifies these cells with a CAR that recognizes a specific surface protein placed on the beta cells.

From Science Daily Mar. 2, 2026

Developed in partnership with Gilead Sciences, the treatment is a so-called CAR-T therapy that extracts a patient’s T-cells and modifies them to target cancer cells.

From Barron's Dec. 9, 2025

CAR T-cell therapy takes the patient's own T-cells, modifies them and then reintroduces them back into the blood stream to help fight the cancer.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2025

Considering the whole span of earthly time, the opposite effect, in which life actually modifies its surroundings, has been relatively slight.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

After identifying the neurons responsible for the response, they genetically modified those cells so they could be activated with blue light.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

The internal slogan of Facebook used to be “move fast and break things,” before it was modified to “move fast with stable infrastructure.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

It uses a common cold virus that infects chimpanzees that has been genetically modified to make it safe.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

New versions of ICE detention standards take effect as contracts are established or modified, so this year’s rules won’t immediately apply to every facility.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Armed only with a pillowcase and a modified five-iron, the guy had methodically scoured the pancake-house property in search of sparkle-tailed water moccasins.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

"I don't fully know what the gun was, because it was old... and Gramps did some modifying," he wrote.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

This approach is significantly more efficient and cost-effective than ex vivo therapy, which requires harvesting a patient’s cells, modifying them in a lab, and re-infusing them.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

The U.S. has been constantly modifying the B-52 to extend its life.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Saronic built its first prototype in under six months by modifying an $800 Amazon raft with $30,000 worth of cameras, sensors and batteries, Mavrookas said in the podcast interview.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Kast had records and clearly remembered modifying Walter's truck in May 1987, over six months after the day when Hooks and Hightower claimed they'd seen a low-rider truck at the cleaners.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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