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tamper

[tam-per] / ˈtæm pər /




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The record was big, and I didn’t want to tamper with it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

When agents go rogue, they can tamper with or delete valuable files.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2026

Recorded at 1:47 a.m. on Feb. 1, they show an individual, wearing a balaclava, gloves and a backpack, appearing to tamper with the camera at Guthrie’s front porch the morning of her disappearance.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

It also says that the product "features tamper detection technology to prevent people from covering that light".

From BBC Jan. 8, 2026

These extraordinary capacities of life have been ignored by the practitioners of chemical control who have brought to their task no “high-minded orientation,” no humility before the vast forces with which they tamper.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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