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[tam-per] / ˈtæm pər /




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“If I have instincts I feel are right, I don’t want anyone to tamper with them,” he told After Dark magazine in 1973.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

There’s no worrying about that now that teams can tamper with the balls again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

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

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

"It just shows how important these pieces of equipment are and I can't understand what motivates people to tamper or take them," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

And if it is necessary to rearrange one’s memories or to tamper with written records, then it is necessary to forget that one has done so.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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