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Recent Examples of modulation
Cuarón wrote one screenplay with more than 300 pages, and later divided that into chapters based on the piece’s dramatic modulations.
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Upgrades this year include the addition of the transmission also used in the Pro S, giving the XP a better AWD response and speed modulation.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2024
By combining its expertise in cytokine biology, immune cell modulation, and protein engineering platforms, MURA is developing medicines to deliver meaningful and clinical benefits to people with cancer.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Systems that predict reward or punishment are deeply intertwined with the modulation of stress: many of the same neurotransmitters and brain regions involved in motivating us to seek pleasure and satiety also help to keep us safe.
—Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Upgrades this year include the addition of the transmission also used in the Pro S, giving the XP a better AWD response and speed modulation.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2024
By combining its expertise in cytokine biology, immune cell modulation, and protein engineering platforms, MURA is developing medicines to deliver meaningful and clinical benefits to people with cancer.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Systems that predict reward or punishment are deeply intertwined with the modulation of stress: many of the same neurotransmitters and brain regions involved in motivating us to seek pleasure and satiety also help to keep us safe.
—Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modulation
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The Lightning will need to make some early adjustments after the recent departure of sisters Mei-Ling and Aoki Perry.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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The 2050 Mesa general plan and the ballot question on the city's permanent base adjustment were also being overwhelmingly approved by voters.Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The president-elect, who has vowed to end federal policies that encourage EV sales, has previously targeted environmental regulations that mandate lower-pollution emissions.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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Last week, bond yields surged on expectations that President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to lower tax rates, increase tariffs and reduce regulation could ultimately lead to higher U.S. government debt and inflation, along with faster economic growth.Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Also, removing the SALT limit would take away some of the revenue to pay for other TCJA reforms, Lewis says.Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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At the moment, President-elect Donald Trump and incoming congressional Republicans show little appetite for transportation reforms, but a golden opportunity will come during the development of the next multiyear surface transportation bill, which is expected to be passed after the 2026 midterms.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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First, the lawmakers wrote, there are cases in which an insurance company revises the damage amounts logged by a field adjuster by more than 90 percent — the type of distortion reported on by the Post and CBS.Saul Elbein, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Finally, the treble was so smooth and restrained, never straying into sibilance or even a hint of distortion.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The lone constitutional amendment question on Tuesday's ballot had not been finalized by the end of the night, with the latest results showing 53% of voters voting to approve the measure that would change the governor's line of succession and 46% voting against.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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The constitutional amendment renews approval for the state using Minnesota State Lottery revenue for conservation, raises the amount of lottery money the state can spend each year and creates a new advisory council to decide how to award grants.Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
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Until its transformation into X, the platform was regarded by some as a once-vibrant place on the internet that Musk utterly destroyed.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Barbie star’s chic new chop is courtesy of celebrity hairstylist Marc Mena—also known as the man behind Madelyn Cline’s iconic beach bob—who shared a behind-the-scenes reel of Greenblatt’s transformation to Instagram.Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2024
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Those tools can’t, for instance, always account for conditions like tire deformation.Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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The higher-ranking Maya used different techniques to shape their children’s skulls, creating an oblique deformation, which made their heads look longer than the average Maya’s.Martin Broen, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
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Political pundit Rory Stewart, a former U.K. government minister married to an American, argued these corrections in modeling to address problems in their data meant pollsters could not be relied on to provide an accurate portrait of public opinion.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Much of the decline is due to the industrywide contraction, which began before the strikes in 2023 and has continued since, as higher interest rates and weak results in streaming forced a correction.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Modulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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