alter
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A massive real estate development that would include more than 1,500 residences, dramatically transform three city blocks and alter the downtown Los Angeles skyline was approved Tuesday by the City Council.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Jenkins said he is offering more payment installment plans to people who want to lock in a trip but keep the option to alter it as prices change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, the research provides some of the strongest experimental evidence to date that invasive goldfish can dramatically alter lake environments.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
But Griffiths says parents investing to bring their children to the next level can alter behaviour.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
Taking our powers of rapid cognition seriously means we have to acknowledge the subtle influences that can alter or undermine or bias the products of our unconscious.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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