transform
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Recognizing that China isn’t a monolith, Deng Xiaoping’s “Reform and Opening Up” didn’t attempt to transform China’s entire economy at once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sheets, backpacks, and outstretched bodies transform the emblematic seafront promenade into an open-air dormitory for a few hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The results of that investigation could transform the death penalty debate by offering more evidence about our ugly recent history of executing the innocent.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
As she watched the star transform in what for some would be a private moment, Jones said Dolly did not bat an eyelid.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
But as time passed and she finally took the daguerreotype delicately in her hands, I could see my aunt’s expression transform.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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It is a calculus playing out across the tech industry as a new generation of AI-powered coding assistants transforms how software gets built.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Within minutes, sunlight transforms this material into an ionized gas shield that slows the oncoming massive blob of plasma.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
By day, the space takes on an ever-evolving approach to display; by night it transforms into a hub for cultural programming and community gatherings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"To be a British player out on Centre Court and have that type of victory transforms his ranking going forward."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Jeanine glares at him, and his laughter effortlessly transforms into a coughing fit.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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Since April, sites in Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and elsewhere have been transformed into caravan parks without permission.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
He transformed the interior and altered the exterior windows, making it difficult for the characters to see the dangers circling outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
In the years since, the couple have transformed the property into the perfect sanctuary for their family, filling it with unique touches and one-of-a-kind art pieces.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
General relativity had transformed our understanding of gravity, so it made sense to ask what those same equations said about the universe on the largest possible scales.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
The beast shook as he transformed himself back and forth between his goatherd self and the grotesque form of the fiendish chupacabras.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki is transforming the company from the world’s most recognizable electronics firm into an entertainment business focused on music, movies, videogames and the technology that underpins them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"These structures can be systematically doped with silver and other ions and engineered to interface seamlessly with perovskites -- transforming DNA from a biological macromolecule into a programmable, multifunctional nanomaterials platform."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Rapid urban growth across Africa has also played its part, transforming landscapes, and destroying many of the tall trees that the birds nest in.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The rigor of this assertion aside, the Kochs convincingly argue that their principles are “helpful to starting, running, and transforming businesses of all kinds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It all comes rushing out, how Maddy didn’t write to me over the summer, how she’s more interested in swim team than Doctor Who, how she’s transforming into a ponytailed clone of Stephanie Tolleson.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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