alter
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Each time you alter the policy, you could end up being hit with fees and commissions that you might not even be aware of as the client.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
That could mask what remains a sharp rise in prices, and will not alter the fact that consumers will pay considerably more for each unit of energy.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Researchers created a platform called PerturbFate that can systematically track how disease related genetic changes alter cells and identify where those changes ultimately converge.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Bombastic yet intimate, fantastical yet sensible, Colbert’s farewell to his Comedy Central audience and his conservative alter ego was about as lovely and loving as TV can be.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Nevertheless, that surge of humanity did not alter his professional conduct.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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