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modify

[mod-uh-fahy] / ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ /




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This network consists of compartments that fold, modify, and prepare proteins before sending them to their final locations.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Playing the Disney slots means reserving a time on your preferred ride, telling the app you want to modify it, then refreshing over and over until a better time appears.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

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

In this case, you would need to file an appeal with an appellate court, a motion to modify alimony, and/or a motion to vacate a prior order.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

“To work on them and modify them and all that. Don’t you think?”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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

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

County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic modifies the brothers’ original sentence to 50 years to life.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

In November, after various unsuccessful trials, Olivia was given a novel Car-T treatment – immunotherapy which genetically modifies a patient's T-cells to attack cancer.

From BBC Apr. 7, 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

The proposal targets individuals with modified adjusted gross incomes of more than $400,000, and would cap contributions to traditional or Roth retirement plans if they have more than $10 million in tax-sheltered retirement accounts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Other top AI executives have warned that open models present huge risks, since developers and policymakers lack control over how they are used or modified.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

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 luxury jumbo jet was modified to transport the president and included upgrades in security, mission communications, logistics support, and advanced technology, the Air Force said.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Then, taking the drill and its new cord outside, I connected it to the modified rover charger and fired it up.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

"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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