alter

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It passed another law that altered the board in much the same ways as the first, expanding it to eight members, for example.

From Salon

Just as importantly, Moore and Sabbat’s lovely performances slyly alter our impressions of those previous chapters, building to some of the tenderest moments of Jarmusch’s career.

From Los Angeles Times

The findings describe a mechanism in which genetic effects from one individual can spread through social groups by way of gut microbes, changing the biology of others without altering their DNA.

From Science Daily

This precise tuning altered how the particles managed electrons, allowing them to produce higher levels of reactive oxygen molecules.

From Science Daily

“The document has undergone substantial modifications and contains significant deletions of information that, in some instances, alter the conclusions originally presented.”

From Los Angeles Times