modifying
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The process changes the immediate surroundings of metal atoms by modifying their connections to neighboring molecules.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
What is it that we need to do in terms of modifying the car, setting it up in a different way for him to go fast?
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
“It took us a month to figure it out, repurposing and modifying equipment we had,” said Le.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The bulk of the canal's construction work involved widening, deepening and modifying existing waterways, while a small section had to be excavated, Xinhua said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 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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