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modulate

[moj-uh-leyt] / ˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪt /


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Olsen: Over the course of the series, how did you modulate how crazy to seem?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

“So they are able to modulate their demand.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Other advantages include no launching device, the ability to modulate the beam's intensity, and unlimited "ammunition."

From Barron's Mar. 16, 2026

"It truly is the first time in history that one can modulate activity deep in the brain, centimeters from the scalp, examining subcortical structures with high spatial resolution," Freeman says.

From Science Daily Feb. 4, 2026

Given the capacity to control autonomic functions, modulate brain waves, run cells, why shouldn’t it be possible to employ exactly the same technology to go in precisely the opposite direction?

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Incyte said the acquisition includes Vega’s lead candidate VGA039, which modulates Protein S to improve hemostasis, potentially improving the body’s ability to control bleeding in numerous bleeding disorders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

Oppenheimer modulates the lighting during the scenes from cool to warm and back again, underlining the vacillating feelings they can’t acknowledge outright.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2024

"This opens up a new window into how the brain monitors and modulates body physiology," said Dr. Zuker, a professor of biochemistry, molecular biophysics and neuroscience at Columbia's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

From Science Daily May 1, 2024

“And if ‘Killers’ miscalibrates its balance of perspectives, it also discovers, in the luminous recesses of Gladstone’s performance, a quality of contemplation that beautifully suffuses and modulates Scorsese’s faster, more frenetic rhythms,” Chang continues.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2023

It is a question whether Leo Ornstein modulates.

From The Merry-Go-Round by Carl Van Vechten

So far prices have been modulated in financial markets by expectations of an imminent settlement and buffered in the physical market by the drawing down of inventories.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

If, miraculously, the Strait of Hormuz reopens soon, that would be modulated.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

It was a carefully modulated message in an area in which she has a double-digit advantage over Trump.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2024

I’m sure we modulated on set and that editorial choices were made to shade it, but everyone knew the target.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2024

They are painted in another style: smooth, finely modulated, realistic as a snapshot.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

The rare combination of off-grain fermentation and column distillation offers yet another lever to pull when it comes to modulating flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

I support having some way of modulating that asymmetry, such as through rent stabilization.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

In his eighty-fourth year, Ringo handles the vocals with impressive skill, modulating his drawl for maximum effect.

From Salon Jan. 10, 2025

The modulating signal then comes from the bacteria's 24-hour circadian clock, which acts as an internal time-keeping mechanism.

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2024

He had been dancing about the stage, waving his spear, modulating his voice, and now suddenly he became still, and lowered his voice.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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