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Recent Examples of modulation
Electronics will still be necessary for control, modulation, and signal processing.
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Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025
An architectural staircase climbs to the lofted bedroom, which has curtains for privacy and light modulation.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025
Similarly, the repression of Japanese men and women is, here and in reality, just a part of life, as this film spans from the 1970s to the present day with little modulation in social tides inherently tilted against individuality.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025
An architectural staircase climbs to the lofted bedroom, which has curtains for privacy and light modulation.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025
Similarly, the repression of Japanese men and women is, here and in reality, just a part of life, as this film spans from the 1970s to the present day with little modulation in social tides inherently tilted against individuality.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modulation
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By the way, for context, the adjustments amount to a sliver (tenths of a percentage point) of overall employment.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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While the researchers accounted for factors beyond diet that could have affected people’s heart health and skewed the results, such as physical activity, smoking status, family history and body mass index, that adjustment is imperfect, the researchers said.—
Barbara Mantel,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Ishii said the council is focused on filling the five Police Accountability Board vacancies and finding Aguilar’s replacement, finalizing the board’s regulations, giving both oversight entities the necessary tools to succeed and restoring belief in the oversight process.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Eating mangoes in moderation is key to avoiding large blood sugar spikes and, over time, may contribute to better blood sugar regulation.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her sweeping victory reflects the public’s desire for LDP reform and the nationwide rightward shift in politics.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Paxton said lawmakers were already working on property tax reform when the state question was proposed.—
Barbara Hoberock,
Oklahoma Voice,
9 Feb. 2026
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The result of their efforts so far is a presentation of reality subjected to all the distortion of a funhouse mirror.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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The affordability gain is small, diffuse, and uncertain, but the economic distortions are real and cumulative.—
Josh Appel,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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But Sunday’s remarkable landslide mean the LDP now has enough seats to override votes in the upper house of parliament, to propose amendments to the constitution, and to chair all lower house committees alongside its coalition partner.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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After hearing testimony from about 40 witnesses, the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote on the bill so the sponsors could work on amendments.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mark your calendar On Thursday, Malia scored another exclusive, reporting on LACMA’s announcement that the David Geffen Galleries, the pinnacle of a two-decade campus transformation, will officially open April 19.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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While scientists have long observed this liquid-to-solid transformation, the exact molecular link that converts these fluid droplets into a high-performance final structure has remained a mystery until now.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fedorov also believed that this goal of rectification — of achieving immortality — would unite social groups whose mutual fear of death had historically pitted them in opposition to each other.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Incident response times for physical rectification is pegged to drop by 40%.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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This dual-frequency design enhances its sensitivity to surface deformation, vegetation structure, and ice dynamics across a wide range of environments.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Most of the shifts and deformations gradually returned to normal by six months after return to Earth.—
Rachael Seidler,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Modulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulation. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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