modify

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According to Blumenthal, roughly 80% to 90% of cardiovascular disease is linked, at least in part, to factors people can modify, making lifestyle changes a critical first step.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Whether S&P Global would modify rules for SpaceX is hard to say.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

That means it can modify one region of a molecule while leaving other functional groups untouched.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Russell said governing body the FIA had looked to modify the rule that led to those problems but said Ferrari were blocking it, without naming them.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“It depends on whether you want the idea of neatness to modify the act of tying the parcel, or the parcel itself, once tied.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman