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altering

  • present participle of alter.

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The Bureau of Economic Analysis is altering how it measures several components of a price gauge watched by the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The debate is not about whether AI is real or whether it’s reshaping the U.S. economy by fundamentally altering corporate productivity, capital allocation and the labor market.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Through photosynthesis, they would begin the extremely slow process of altering the planet's atmosphere.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

They have known for decades that climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of several types of extreme weather events, including hurricanes, heat waves and extreme rainfall.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

You have yet to understand the altering force of a simple yes.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama