Example Sentences

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The automated system was turned back on a couple of months later but was modified to include more manual security checks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Lines like “I love you, I love the Lord” arrive with syllables modified to fit the shape of an eerie melody, transforming the natural musicality of speech into something uncanny.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

When your trust turns irrevocable upon your death, it likely cannot be modified or terminated without the permission of the grantor’s beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Researchers developed a modified QuEChERS method using Z Sep⁺ clean up and gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Even if it was a modified arrangement that involved three months of clandestine dating.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed