modification
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Previous research from the team found that HGF can undergo a chemical modification known as nitration.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
In implementing the law, the government further defined "harm" to include "significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding or sheltering."
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Horvath said the county hopes to receive tens of millions of dollars in state funding for additional brush clearance, fuel modification, home hardening and other initiatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The HSE said that the hazards arising from this modification had "not been properly identified or managed".
From BBC ● Jun. 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
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Much of the craze has centered around the models' ability to sidestep structural constraints, including strict historic-preservation rules in many European cities that restrict exterior-wall modifications such as drilling for external AC units.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“It’s a lot of major modifications to the airplane—it’s not simple,” Kendall said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Other schedule risks remain, including the detailed designs for the aircraft interiors, fabrication of the wire bundles, and rework to correct defects in structural modifications," the report said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The breakthrough came from making nanoscale modifications to the substrate itself.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
“You don’t have long to wait, S.Q. My modifications have gone much more quickly than I even hoped. I now fully expect the Improvement to begin the day after tomorrow—perhaps even sooner.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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