modification

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Naphat, 29, was expelled from the Games in December for "using unauthorised third-party software or hardware modification" during the Arena of Valor competition, a letter from a SEA Games delegate said at the time.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

In a complementary strategy, the scientists engineered a modified version of the TSC2 protein that resists nitric oxide related modification.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

As part of the new amendments, intelligence agencies such as the National Security Agency would also not be able to use OpenAI's system without a "follow-on modification" to the contract.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

It gives the union a say in “equipment and process design development, modification, and repurposing” and requires breaks at least every two and a half hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Usually, linguistic change is a crucial marker of a modification in the way in which people think—it both facilitates that change and makes it easier for us to recognize it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton