alter
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Duncan insisted that Consumers’ Research did nothing to change or alter this area of the law, because it involved an arrangement that ostensibly gave a federal agency more oversight than the FTC has here.
From Slate • Jun. 12, 2026
I pawed through the outer lands of my mother’s closet before asking if I could alter a navy trapeze-style dress she no longer wore.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
One such show is “Radical Acts With Ramón,” featuring artist Ruby Marez’s Puerto Rican drag king alter ego.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The measure would alter the tax so the median salary is calculated for all workers, not just local ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“You have to know the properties of metals before you can hope to alter them.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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