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alteration

[awl-tuh-rey-shuhn] / ˌɔl təˈreɪ ʃən /


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The diversity of those compounds provides further evidence that the Hillsborough material experienced more extensive alteration by water than most other CM-type meteorites.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Netball is mindful of all possibilities and one alteration is that the quadrennial World Cup is going biennial from next year.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

But in another alteration, Damon’s Odysseus fires an arrow into the already blinded Cyclops’ eye as he escapes, giving the monster’s father, Poseidon, a new reason to make his journey home miserable.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Alfonsi refused, arguing — correctly, as it turned out — that administration officials refused to appear on air and that any alteration would reflect poorly on the network.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2026

The alteration of the past is necessary for two reasons, one of which is subsidiary and, so to speak, precautionary.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Castillo, at a hearing earlier this year, said she understands the concept of gene-editing animals for health reasons, but doesn’t want to see the alterations for cosmetic reasons.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The renovation also included some alterations to the lavish interiors of the Qatari royal family’s private plane.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

For women with BRCA1 gene alterations, those lifetime risks increase to 72% for breast cancer and 44% for ovarian.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Many of these alterations repeatedly appeared in the same five cancer driver genes, suggesting that microglia were accumulating mutations in a specific set of genes.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

I’m sure they’re talking about the alterations they’ve made to themselves.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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