alter

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Using their computational approach, the researchers explored how different metal ions alter the structure of the polyheptazine imide network.

From Science Daily

“The challenge we’re facing right now is, that cycle has been really altered, so we don’t really have a system that can be managed properly under the current conditions we are experiencing,” Ajami said.

From Los Angeles Times

Just because gas prices are higher, it doesn’t guarantee that they will alter people’s spending habits, Mathews said.

From MarketWatch

It’s far easier to sit in the boiling waters of despair until the heat becomes tolerable than it is to try to alter the temperature all on our own.

From Salon

Felled trees, altered watercourses and rising water levels around dams can be surprising for people unused to seeing these natural processes at work.

From BBC