transform
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Yet the group would help transform that club and Max’s Kansas City into hubs for punk bands and the avant-garde such as Blondie, the Ramones and Talking Heads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Others are roasting or fermenting agricultural waste products, to transform them into good-enough substitutes in flavor and texture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Despite the intimidation, Giuffra said his client wants her lawsuit to transform how Cornell and other US universities deal with sexual assault.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
TfW's flagship scheme to transform an old Victorian railway into a turn-up-and-go rapid transit service, similar to the London Underground and Manchester Metrolink, is Wales' single-biggest infrastructure project since devolution in 1999.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Loki walks in the sky with shoes that fly, and he can transform his shape so he looks like other people, or change into animal form, but his real weapon is his mind.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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Rather, he borrows discrete aspects of their structures or narratives and transforms them into something entirely distinct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
At room temperature, the crystal material gradually evaporates through a process known as sublimation, in which a solid transforms directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Automation enables "inquiries that were not previously possible; it transforms the conditions of research."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Mona transforms before our eyes from a diffident mother of two in an unhappy marriage into the star she always could be, though not without a few bumps in the road.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
The moment my foot hits the smooth black floor of the prison, the inside of Moreau’s glass cell transforms into a scene of a fancy party full of people celebrating.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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The creation of the NHS transformed this model.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
It really transformed my understanding of just the energy and effort to create a single pearl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
But before the Malibu property was transformed to fit the singer’s exact vision—which now includes an actual mall—it was a breathtaking coastal home she knew she had to have.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
But long after Romero transformed them from blank-eyed puppets to ravenous murder machines, Bedward’s film demonstrates how Hollywood’s version of the zombie impacts America’s perception of Vodou, Haitians and immigration.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Fischer’s quest and charisma transformed the image and status of chess in the United States and other countries, as well.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Fox Corp. has completed its $22-billion acquisition of Roku, transforming the Murdoch family’s company into a major player in the streaming video business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Born in Chicago in 1955, Prevost was sent to Peru as a missionary in 1985 by the Augustinian order, tasked with transforming the small town of Chulucanas in poverty-stricken Piura region into a Catholic diocese.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
The technology works by transforming excess glucose into gluconate, a substance that can be eliminated from the body through urine.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Supermodel and TV host Heidi Klum confirmed her position as the queen of Halloween by transforming into a giant, bloodied and severed hand for her annual costume party in New York.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
I look down, fascinated, as my ensemble slowly comes to life, first with a soft golden light but gradually transforming to the orange-red of burning coal.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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