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modify

[mod-uh-fahy] / ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ /




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So the Rams are expected to modify Stafford’s traditional training camp workload — and aim for similar results.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Now that scientists better understand how to modify these materials, researchers say additional work is needed to improve their stability, predict their behavior more accurately, and evaluate their performance in real-world technologies.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Local and state policymakers are now considering whether to modify the tax and ease some of its complicated requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The court will re-examine the case, typically with a panel of three arbitrators who go over the evidence and can either uphold, overturn, or modify the ban given out by the FA.

From BBC • May 1, 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




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