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A few tenths of a percentage point won’t alter the big picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He also said he saw "no reason" to change Germany's laws on surrogate pregnancy or alter the CDU's longstanding opposition.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
But because he is already serving two consecutive life sentences for related crimes, it will not alter the amount of time he spends in prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The experiments also revealed that changing the shape of the arms can alter and control the water jets.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
The room was narrow and dirty; nothing could alter its dimensions, no labor could ever make it clean.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
The change significantly alters the players’ preparation, starting with meal times, Aguirre told Mexican radio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Moreover, the repeal of this rule substantially alters settlement dynamics.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
"As climate change alters wind patterns and ocean flows, wind stress and currents could change the direction of energy flux. Understanding the forces that create this change can lead to more accurate models."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
But none of this alters the threat to Ukraine.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
“The transmitter and the liquid that induces the simulation. The transmitter communicates information to the brain from the computer, and vice versa, and the liquid alters the brain to put it in a simulation state.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
They are considered some of the most primitive and least altered materials left from the formation of the solar system.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
It also altered the structure and chemistry of the oceanic plate beneath it.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
The self-aware opening titles, which are altered with every episode, blatantly urge viewers to not hit the “skip intro” button and offers self-referential messages about the show and the experience of watching it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
It allowed Meta AI users to tag public-facing accounts on Instagram and quickly use content on those accounts to create AI-generated or altered content and images.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
My throat tightens as I see this altered version of my uncle lying there.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
The debate is not about whether AI is real or whether it’s reshaping the U.S. economy by fundamentally altering corporate productivity, capital allocation and the labor market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is altering the central bank’s operations, often invoking legendary chairman Alan Greenspan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Studies suggest the cold blob influences atmospheric circulation by altering the path and speed of the jet stream that flows west to east across the continent.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
The beverage’s roots go back to 1565, when the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route began between Mexico and the Philippines, permanently altering both countries’ culinary trajectories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
He may do this methodically, or he may do it unconsciously by preserving the individuals most useful to him at the time, without any thought of altering the breed....
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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