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tamper

[tam-per] / ˈtæm pər /




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When agents go rogue, they can tamper with or delete valuable files.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Law enforcement on Tuesday released photos and video of a masked individual appearing to tamper with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her disappearance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

"We ask visitors not to tamper with any art on display," they added.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

Both antibiotics tamper with bacteria's ability to make new proteins by specifically targeting their ribosomes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024

“They chose to tamper with fate,” Ultima answered.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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