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modification

[mod-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌmɒd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Starting in 1795, it predates by eight years the publication of Luke Howard's the Essay on the Modification of Clouds.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

The research was funded as part of the Collaborative Research Center / Transregio 319 "RMaP: RNA Modification and Processing."

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

In November, a small plane operated by North Dakota-based Weather Modification Inc. arrived in Panama to test cloud seeding, the process of implanting large salt particles into clouds to boost the condensation that creates rain.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

Modification of gates at all 97 stations started last month but is being paused while Metro orders the taller glass barriers and other parts needed to reinforce the fare gates.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

“The Assumption under any Modification will I fear be Considered as a Bitter pill in this State,” ran one typical account, and “Arguments of Accommodation will have but little Avail.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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