modifiable

Example Sentences

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By identifying vesicle-associated PD-L1 trafficking as a modifiable driver of immune escape, the research opens a promising new path for tackling resistance to cancer immunotherapy.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

"Both of those things can be difficult for people to stop or to reverse, but they are probably the most modifiable ones," says Dr McCartney.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

For the study, the researchers focused on the link between modifiable lifestyle-related factors, such as obesity, body fat distribution and metabolic aspects, and Alzheimer's disease pathology.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

"This novel finding highlights that insulin resistance may be a significant and modifiable risk factor for AS," says lead author Dr Johanna Kuusisto, from the Kuopio University Hospital, in Finland.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Again, I have opted for the more politically laden "free software" term when describing software programs that come with freely copyable and freely modifiable source code.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam