modification
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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 companies also benefit from contracts that bring new revenue with each modification.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
To investigate these effects, scientists tracked DNA methylation, a common epigenetic modification in which chemical groups containing carbon and hydrogen atoms attach to promoter regions that regulate whether genes are turned on or off.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
Morgan had discovered an important modification to Mendel’s laws.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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
"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
In all, the modifications took L3Harris about 10 months from when it received the plane, Lambert said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Dr. Giuseppe Mainas, first author of the study from King's College London, said: "Our study suggests lifestyle modifications could be important alongside proper tooth brushing for patients."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Pocock wrote back with a long, detailed technical explanation of his design and proposed a few minor modifications that he thought might mollify Ebright without compromising the integrity of the shell.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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