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Other players involved in the Cape Town controversy have repeatedly denied involvement or knowledge of the plot to alter the condition of the ball by rubbing it with sandpaper.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

He knows that to record the island’s past is also to alter its future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The results suggest that magnetic fields could fundamentally alter how massive a white dwarf can become.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered that applying a small amount of pressure can dramatically alter the magnetic properties of a promising new class of materials called altermagnets.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Then he covered himself all over with trailing strands of goose grass and big burdocks and he even found ways to alter his smell.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Brewers World Series pitcher Logan Henderson grew up cheering for the Astros, but he reluctantly concedes their cheating scandal alters the 2017 title.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

That alters the calculation about when to draw benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Any analysis that requires drilling or removing part of a specimen permanently alters an object that cannot be replaced.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

In her version, Bernhard alters the lyrics to pay tribute to Sylvester, whose untimely death left an immense legacy.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

We have all traveled far to get to this place, though this place alter as our camp alters from shore to ship and our ship shifts on its anchor cable.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

The COVID-19 pandemic also altered the funeral industry, Olson noted, since in-person gatherings couldn’t take place.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

The shift has altered the look and sound of Indian cities.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Arguing with officials and heaving vibey buzzer-beaters from all over the building, including a 61-footer that completely altered the complexion of Friday’s game, giving the Lakers momentum for the first time entering intermission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

But AI has been such a major factor in the rates picture this year that an altered trajectory for it might just shift the Fed’s plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Whistle in mouth, vest strapped on, altered only by the sling holding her shoulder in place.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

Common suggestions include eliminating the income-tax cap, raising the full retirement age, implementing new taxation avenues or altering the cost-of-living adjustment in an effort to boost revenue for the program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

In the nine days since riots erupted in cities across France, thousands of merchants have also boarded up their storefronts, radically altering the Paris streetscape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The order comes in a legal fight over Trump’s renovation plan and requires the government to give notice before closing or altering the property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

When they divide, the resulting structures may operate differently, altering how efficiently cells produce and consume energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

In being man-made — by ingenious laboratory manipulation of the molecules, substituting atoms, altering their arrangement — they differ sharply from the simpler insecticides of prewar days.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson