alter
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For modern health, they highlight how profoundly our diets and lifestyles alter our teeth in ways that set us apart from other primates.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
They say the changes will fundamentally alter the outlook for residential mortgage growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
While acknowledging that proof of alien life could dramatically alter society, he argued the impact could ultimately be positive.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
S&P Dow Jones Indices will not alter eligibility criteria for the S&P 500, preventing fast-tracking of large IPOs.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Exorcism cannot alter the countenance of a house; Hill House would stay as it was until it was destroyed.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
Vocabulary lists containing alter
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