alteration
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Netball is mindful of all possibilities and one alteration is that the quadrennial World Cup is going biennial from next year.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
This alteration doesn’t make the film’s action less compelling, merely PG-rated and all-ages friendly.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
"The method captured not only the distinction between life and nonlife, but also degrees of preservation and alteration."
From Science Daily ● May 12, 2026
That dispute is settled, without major alteration to the Senate’s character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
She led me to the service staircase, down past the alteration room, into the boiler room.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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Over the years Universal has been required to make alterations to its attractions, such as replacing some live special effects in its “Waterworld” show with prerecorded digital tracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The renovation also included some alterations to the lavish interiors of the Qatari royal family’s private plane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
They will remain in the next iteration, with some landscape alterations to make the scene more scientifically accurate, Bettison-Varga said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Slot calmed understandable post-Klopp anxiety with his measured approach, but made key alterations that took away some of the thrilling chaos that preceded him to turn the title race into a procession.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
No physical alterations that are deemed potentially disruptive, including, but not limited to, unnatural hair color, makeup, or piercings.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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Vocabulary from The Articles of Confederation
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