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Recent Examples of tamper
Chain of Custody Issues: The longer the delay between an incident and preserving mobile evidence, the more opportunities exist for spoliation claims about data modification or tampering.
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Vitamix tampers Vitamix sells three different sizes of tamper for its three sizes of container.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
The commissioner has a duty to address tampering and related transgressions that attempt to give a team an unfair advantage over rivals and that undermine league assurances of fair play for all.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Free agency comes first, starting when the legal tampering window opens on March 10.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Vitamix tampers Vitamix sells three different sizes of tamper for its three sizes of container.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
The commissioner has a duty to address tampering and related transgressions that attempt to give a team an unfair advantage over rivals and that undermine league assurances of fair play for all.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Free agency comes first, starting when the legal tampering window opens on March 10.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamper
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That was probably a terrible decision, in fairness, but Meazza responded by faking a shot to fool a defender, then teed up Piola to score.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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While the towering shoes may seem intimidating, don’t let their large, often chunky heels fool you: PLatform shoes are among the most comfortable heels in any wardrobe.—
Nina Derwin,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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The military is now authorized to search and temporarily detain individuals who trespass on the New Mexico National Defense Area, provide medical assistance and implement crowd control measures until law enforcement arrives to take them into custody.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Wheeler was previously convicted of trespassing charges from March 18, 2020 and Nov. 18, 2022.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Many of the rituals that once brought the community together—the Kiwanis Club Ice Fishing Derby, fiddling contests so explosive that spectators sometimes came to blows—have faded away.—
Chelsea Edgar,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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Nero fiddled while Rome burned.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2024
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Demand for weapons spiked in Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and has persisted.—
Lara Jakes,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit claims Eco-Vista has failed to prevent noxious odors and leachate from their trash disposal operation from invading the neighboring homes, interfering with the ability of residents to use and enjoy their homes and property and reducing property values in the area.—
Ron Wood,
Arkansas Online,
22 Apr. 2025
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Rising sea levels not only push back its shorelines, but the encroaching salt water also erodes the country’s limited farmland.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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Democrats have repeatedly warned against Republican budget proposals encroaching on Medicaid.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 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 parents, who were prosecuted by the law, argued that sending their children to school after grade eight infringed on their religious beliefs.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
22 Apr. 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.—
Catrin Einhorn,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Vick had a career-high 540 yards rushing in 1988 and played only four NFL seasons.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Getty Images As for street style, the outfit inspo there proves that Autry sneakers play nicely with spring’s transitional weather.—
Lina-Marie Baatz,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Tamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamper. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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