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modification

[mod-uh-fi-kay-shuhn] / ˌmɒd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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She also ordered the government to give three business days' notice before making any further "irreparable modification" to the East Potomac golf course and scheduled a follow-up hearing for October 19.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Owners of troubled real estate who have a plan to raise operating income might get a loan modification, says Rich Hill, a senior managing director at Principal Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

For most of the species included in the analysis, the researchers found that human impacts could not be fully understood by looking at landscape modification alone.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Overall, 57% of the species studied were affected by both human presence and landscape modification.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Mirror Tech, genetic modification, babies, that coded fabric, his own skin changes, Snow White...all of it swirled in his mind.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Those modifications cause the histones to loosen their grip on DNA, opening up access for transcription factors that are needed to turn genes on.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Self-expression is such an important part of living your truth as a trans person,” she says, so “it’s only right to see body modifications being available safely in a place like this.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Numerous modifications have been made to the black-and-silver behemoth, the largest and most powerful object ever to have flown.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

What they all have in common is that they are expensive, ranging from a few hundred to several thousands of pounds, and modifications can cost hundreds of pounds more on top.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Once I get to the MAV, I'll be back in contact with them and they can tell me what modifications to make.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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