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Is the dog a fellow flâneur in the Weimar city, a mirror of its owner, or perhaps his alter ego?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The experiments also revealed that changing the shape of the arms can alter and control the water jets.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
By simply changing the number of bubbles in each droplet, the team found they could dramatically alter the pattern left behind as the liquid evaporated.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
You did kind of alter her song forever for a certain generation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
According to the New York Times, "it's been estimated by some intelligence experts that Mr. Walker provided enough code-data information to alter significantly the balance of power between Russia and the United States."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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He used his remission to promote CAR T-cell therapy, which genetically alters one’s cells to fight cancer, after he said chemotherapy stopped working.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The change significantly alters the players’ preparation, starting with meal times, Aguirre told Mexican radio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Moreover, the repeal of this rule substantially alters settlement dynamics.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
As climate change alters wind patterns and ocean behavior, the forces acting on these systems may also affect how energy moves through turbulent flows.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
“The transmitter and the liquid that induces the simulation. The transmitter communicates information to the brain from the computer, and vice versa, and the liquid alters the brain to put it in a simulation state.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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It also altered the structure and chemistry of the oceanic plate beneath it.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
The honorary research fellow at Cardiff University said he was not surprised that young people who grew up in an environment where your actions end up online have altered behaviour.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Geological evidence from impacts more than 650 million years old is scarce because Earth's surface is constantly being altered and recycled.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
It was also the period when he altered his mental approach to the game.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
I had a date that weekend with a girl—a pretty girl who did not scowl— and I had a new suit and I wanted to get it altered for the date.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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They have known for decades that climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of several types of extreme weather events, including hurricanes, heat waves and extreme rainfall.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Users said ADI Predictstreet mismanaged the contest, unexpectedly shifting the dates of snapshots and altering the rules, then failing to deliver tickets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The findings, published in Gut Microbes, introduce a new approach to cancer treatment that uses living bacteria to directly target tumors rather than simply altering the gut microbiome.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Their bodies also activate different biological pathways associated with wax production, effectively altering how they function while performing this task.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
In being man-made — by ingenious laboratory manipulation of the molecules, substituting atoms, altering their arrangement — they differ sharply from the simpler insecticides of prewar days.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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