alteration
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There are also decades of animal research that reveal pregnancy is a time of profound brain alteration for several mammals, adds Carmona.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Their analysis indicates that much of the iron was highly "weathered," meaning it had undergone extensive chemical alteration over time.
From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026
She cites an alteration in the “tone of their correspondence,” pointing to “a declaration, a recognition, or more” that “changes everything.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
UFC had argued that the alteration of the water carried health risks.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
The metabolic alteration produced a profound genetic alteration in a cell.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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