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modify

[mod-uh-fahy] / ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ /




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This network consists of compartments that fold, modify, and prepare proteins before sending them to their final locations.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Unlike closed, proprietary American systems from OpenAI or Anthropic, Kimi K3's open nature allows global users to modify the system for advanced reasoning and complex software development.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Thinking Machines Lab, the company led by Murati, released its first AI model on Wednesday—and did it with “open weights,” meaning others can modify it with their data.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"Open-source" or "open-weight" models work differently: the developers release the model's core files for anyone to download, modify and run on their own computers.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

“It depends on whether you want the idea of neatness to modify the act of tying the parcel, or the parcel itself, once tied.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

On Kalshi, Boss places 60 trades a minute and modifies his bids and asks 30 times a second.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

This approach modifies AI training so that models focus more strongly on critical distinctions, such as differences between cancer types, while reducing attention to less relevant differences, including demographic characteristics.

From Science Daily Dec. 17, 2025

Developed in partnership with Gilead Sciences, the treatment is a so-called CAR-T therapy that extracts a patient’s T-cells and modifies them to target cancer cells.

From Barron's Dec. 9, 2025

NIH funding supported, among others, the development of CAR T cell therapy, which genetically modifies a patients’ own T-cells to fight cancer.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2025

Considering the whole span of earthly time, the opposite effect, in which life actually modifies its surroundings, has been relatively slight.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The proposal targets individuals with modified adjusted gross incomes of more than $400,000, and would cap contributions to traditional or Roth retirement plans if they have more than $10 million in tax-sheltered retirement accounts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Other top AI executives have warned that open models present huge risks, since developers and policymakers lack control over how they are used or modified.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

To build these structural models, the team used a modified version of AlphaFold, the Nobel prize-winning protein structure prediction algorithm.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

The luxury jumbo jet was modified to transport the president and included upgrades in security, mission communications, logistics support, and advanced technology, the Air Force said.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

From the beginnings of literacy in China, it has had only a single writing system, whereas modern Europe uses dozens of modified alphabets.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Evolution does not aim for perfection; it works with what is available, modifying structures step by step.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

"I don't fully know what the gun was, because it was old... and Gramps did some modifying," he wrote.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

This approach is significantly more efficient and cost-effective than ex vivo therapy, which requires harvesting a patient’s cells, modifying them in a lab, and re-infusing them.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

The U.S. has been constantly modifying the B-52 to extend its life.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

They seemed to be modifying their usual attitude of floating, chronic disapproval.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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