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Recent Examples of tamper
In addition, Mata referred Owens for felony prosecution for violating Arizona's laws regarding perjury and evidence tampering.
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Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
The objective is to minimize instances of tampering and manipulation, data loss and political interference by aggregating citizen reports – allowing citizens to not participate in the electoral process by more than just voting.
—Aaron Stanley, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
However, industry experts believe the sequel’s premiere at Venice Film Festival ended up tampering some of the buzz and contributed to softer-than-expected box office projections.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
But the update process itself is crucial to get right and to safeguard from tampering.
—Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 19 July 2024
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Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
The objective is to minimize instances of tampering and manipulation, data loss and political interference by aggregating citizen reports – allowing citizens to not participate in the electoral process by more than just voting.
—Aaron Stanley, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
However, industry experts believe the sequel’s premiere at Venice Film Festival ended up tampering some of the buzz and contributed to softer-than-expected box office projections.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
But the update process itself is crucial to get right and to safeguard from tampering.
—Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamper
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The defendants’ last-minute attempt to rebrand their ER reboot as The Pitt is not fooling anyone.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Don't be fooled: the CFP's rankings are what determines whether a team will be in the playoffs.Ross Terrell, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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On their way to check out their family property, a group of teenagers trespassed on the land of a nearby house, home of the monstrous, chainsaw-wielding Leatherface.Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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People threw at least three green flares onto the field, stopping play, and a pair of fans trespassed the diamond in the ninth inning before security guards tackled them.Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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Distinguished violinists from Joseph Szigeti to Hilary Hahn have tackled the Fourth Sonata, yet Jackiw sets a new standard, running the gamut from boisterous fiddling to solitary chant, with sly parodies of overcooked Romanticism along the way.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The cabin's still driver-focused, and there are lots of physical switches leaving very little fiddling to be done within the screen.Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 1982, Israel invaded with the goal of rooting out the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian armed factions, which had been firing rockets and launching military raids from south Lebanon into northern Israel.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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The situation escalated in 1978 and 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon to counter attacks from Palestinian armed groups, occupying parts of the country until 2000.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Deputies lifted those who could not walk into police cars and drove quickly away from encroaching fire just coming into view over small hills.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Fears of mainland-style surveillance and policing caused notable angst during the 2019 protests, which broadened to encompass many Hong Kongers’ fears that the central Chinese government would encroach on the city’s limited autonomy.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
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The Bears will be prepared for the environment, but getting that Morgantown monkey off their back will take a lot more than imagined.Michael Haag, Dallas News, 10 Oct. 2022
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With supply running low toward the end of most evenings, savvy bun fanatics don’t monkey around, routinely calling ahead to request an extra skillet of rolls set aside just for them. Ettan.Valerie Demicheva and Flora Chang, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2021
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Penn State proved that Vintage Brand, which sells vintage T-shirts, throwback hats, retro tees, socks, magnets, koozies, mugs, cutting boards and similar products associated with sports teams, infringed PSU’s trademarks by selling products bearing the school’s imagery without permission.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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The training set is the basis for everything, including to what degree the model infringes on the rights of IP holders and creators.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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As a student ambassador for Wolf Lab, Bailey plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between students and innovative learning experiences, fostering a culture of curiosity and collaboration.Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Akana's mother, Joselyn, played for Hawaii from 1993-96.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Tamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamper. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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