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And while banks may be open on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, you should check with your local branch to see if it has modified hours that day.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

He co-authored a bill that would let California legislative staffers unionize, which is expected to happen in the next year or so, and he has modified his own expectations about his staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Microsoft has modified its Excel spreadsheets to allow users to turn off automatic-formatting functions that have for years frustrated scientists because they introduce errors or otherwise mar entries about research.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2023

Since then, the FAA has modified the schedule to address some concerns, but controllers said it remained grueling.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

The Married Women's Property Act has modified the attitude of the mother to her child and to her husband.

From The Intelligence of Woman by George, Walter Lionel