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modify

[mod-uh-fahy] / ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ /




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It is now proposing new powers that would allow it to force telecoms companies to hand over information or modify or disable services in connection with specific threats or incidents.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Democracies do this as a matter of course, and we can, too, even if we modify these lessons, and learn from their shortcomings, for our own particular contexts.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

According to a 2023 post on Anthropic’s website, shareholders can modify the trust and its powers without trustees’ consent if “sufficiently large supermajorities” agree.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Crucially, tests showed that the coated mitochondria continued producing energy, demonstrating that the process could modify their surfaces without compromising this essential function.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

They modify the anatomy or habits of their host in such a way as to accelerate their transmission.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The system even allows a rider to transmit their real-time heart rate so that the e-bike motor modifies the level of assistance as needed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

On Kalshi, Boss places 60 trades a minute and modifies his bids and asks 30 times a second.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic modifies the brothers’ original sentence to 50 years to life.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025

In November, after various unsuccessful trials, Olivia was given a novel Car-T treatment – immunotherapy which genetically modifies a patient's T-cells to attack cancer.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025

Considering the whole span of earthly time, the opposite effect, in which life actually modifies its surroundings, has been relatively slight.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The genetically modified mice also demonstrated improved glucose tolerance, indicating that their bodies were better able to manage blood sugar after receiving glucose.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

By analyzing human and mouse fat samples, studying cultured fat cells, and conducting experiments in genetically modified mice, the scientists identified another mechanism linking this protein to energy expenditure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

These cells have been genetically modified to contract when exposed to light.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Some scientists say that if the goal is to boost agricultural output and restore the environment, the emphasis should be on soil health, not genetically modified plants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Our antimissile systems'll be modified to knock out the Exocets from now on.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The bulk of the canal's construction work involved widening, deepening and modifying existing waterways, while a small section had to be excavated, Xinhua said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Russia developed and fielded both weapons within a couple of years by modifying earlier models, combat-testing them and quickly starting mass production, say analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But either upgrading infrastructure to climate resiliant schools or modifying the academic year would need institutional change with the possibility of a lot of investment.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

A few times lately, I’ve caught myself modifying my own work to sound “less like A.I.”

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

Among the herbicides are some that are classified as “mutagens,” or agents capable of modifying the genes, the materials of heredity.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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