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modulate

[moj-uh-leyt] / ˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪt /


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“So they are able to modulate their demand.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Other advantages include no launching device, the ability to modulate the beam's intensity, and unlimited "ammunition."

From Barron's Mar. 16, 2026

Olsen: How have you come to learn that distinction and how to modulate your performance, like knowing what you can do for a camera versus what you’re doing for the audience?

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

Our research has found that public opinion—unlike precision-guided export controls—can be difficult to modulate once unleashed.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 30, 2025

Given the capacity to control autonomic functions, modulate brain waves, run cells, why shouldn’t it be possible to employ exactly the same technology to go in precisely the opposite direction?

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Incyte said the acquisition includes Vega’s lead candidate VGA039, which modulates Protein S to improve hemostasis, potentially improving the body’s ability to control bleeding in numerous bleeding disorders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

Oppenheimer modulates the lighting during the scenes from cool to warm and back again, underlining the vacillating feelings they can’t acknowledge outright.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2024

"This opens up a new window into how the brain monitors and modulates body physiology," said Dr. Zuker, a professor of biochemistry, molecular biophysics and neuroscience at Columbia's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

From Science Daily May 1, 2024

She looked up the meaning, “and I was like” — here the rapper notorious for her purring timbre modulates her voice to a humble higher pitch — “thank you.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2023

If we know anything of the laws of electricity, we must know velocity modulates its temperature.

From Philosophy of Osteopathy by Still, A. T. (Andrew Taylor)

Aeva’s lidar is a little different from others, using “frequency modulated continuous wave” technology, which means it’s more immune to glare and sunlight and easier to use to calculate the velocity of objects.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

Most political and foreign-policy actions can be modulated, corrected or refined over time.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

It was a carefully modulated message in an area in which she has a double-digit advantage over Trump.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2024

I’m sure we modulated on set and that editorial choices were made to shade it, but everyone knew the target.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2024

Then her voice modulated back to a comforting purr.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

The rare combination of off-grain fermentation and column distillation offers yet another lever to pull when it comes to modulating flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Everyone is kind of modulating their behavior based on how they are appearing out of body.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

I support having some way of modulating that asymmetry, such as through rent stabilization.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

In his eighty-fourth year, Ringo handles the vocals with impressive skill, modulating his drawl for maximum effect.

From Salon Jan. 10, 2025

He had been dancing about the stage, waving his spear, modulating his voice, and now suddenly he became still, and lowered his voice.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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