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alteration

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


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This alteration doesn’t make the film’s action less compelling, merely PG-rated and all-ages friendly.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Among other counts, he’s charged with conspiracy and “destruction, alteration, or falsification” of government documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The company is paying for overtime for its more than 3,000 alteration specialists as needed to meet the demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

During this search, they identified a small but potentially meaningful alteration in the MET gene.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Occasionally, focussing on a linguistic alteration can mislead us into thinking that something important has happened when it hasn’t, or that something happened at a particular moment when it actually happened earlier.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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