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Recent Examples of tamper
Barrett has been criticized in recent days over her ruling, but Trump sought to tamper the concerns by highlighting her capabilities aboard Air Force One on Sunday.
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
One is Nixon Perez, who was charged with felony tampering in Adams County after picking up bullet casings from a firefight in the summer of 2024 before police arrived.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
This one-way hashing algorithm secures blockchain integrity and prevents tampering.
—Yuval Boger, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The Los Angeles Rams made a massive splash before the NFL free agency tampering window even opened.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
One is Nixon Perez, who was charged with felony tampering in Adams County after picking up bullet casings from a firefight in the summer of 2024 before police arrived.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
This one-way hashing algorithm secures blockchain integrity and prevents tampering.
—Yuval Boger, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The Los Angeles Rams made a massive splash before the NFL free agency tampering window even opened.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamper
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Prosecco may be Italy’s most joyful export—bubbly, bright, and effortlessly charming—but don’t let its easygoing nature fool you.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Don't let his three Emmy nominations and his more than 10 million Instagram followers fool you, Pedro Pascal is a man of the people.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who last week was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for allegedly trespassing at a detention center, and Representative Josh Gottheimer each had the backing of 9 percent of respondents.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka returned to the gates of an ICE detention center days after he was arrested for allegedly trespassing at the same facility.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2025
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Most of them are multi-instrumentalists who can switch from fiddling to keyboards to percussion just for fun and variety.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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The earphones do a good job with the stereo balance, though, making the electric guitar and fiddle all the more dynamic.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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The problem is not the bears, but the invasive species invading their spaces — i.e., humans.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Imagine China deciding to invade Taiwan, calculating that sanctions will only be symbolic, short-lived, or broadly ineffective.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Cities vehemently opposed the bill, saying the changes would encroach on their ability to deal with crimes specific to their areas.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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Mining activity—specifically gold mining and exploration of other minerals—encroached on nearby land in the Yellowstone River watershed.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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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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The letter expresses concern that the moratorium infringes on states’ sovereignty and would jeopardize public safety and California’s efforts to foster innovation while protecting consumers in the AI space.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
24 May 2025
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
Will Matsuda,
New York Times,
23 May 2025
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Both Earps and Hampton have played a very similar number of minutes and faced a very similar number of shots, but Earps’ shot-stopping has not been as strong, conceding 1.6 goals more than expected, based on the quality of shots faced.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Baty plays second base on days when Vientos starts at the hot corner, and Vientos gets DH days to get Baty at third.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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“Tamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamper. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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