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Recent Examples of tamper
Rest assured, the Bears will be working around the clock to gauge the market and the asking prices that agents have in mind before teams can get down to business without tampering.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Wisconsin fired back by raising the possibility of tampering.
—Gqlshare, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Sean Higgins, 44, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated manslaughter, two counts of vehicular homicide, evidence tampering and leaving the scene of an accident.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
If unsure, check for signs of tampering, like stickers placed over legitimate codes or poor print quality.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Wisconsin fired back by raising the possibility of tampering.
—Gqlshare, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Sean Higgins, 44, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated manslaughter, two counts of vehicular homicide, evidence tampering and leaving the scene of an accident.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
If unsure, check for signs of tampering, like stickers placed over legitimate codes or poor print quality.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamper
Verb
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Look for the producer, grape variety, region, and vintage, and don’t be fooled by flashy words.—
Emily Price,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Also, unlike its many imposters (and there are many similar looking wireless lamps out there, so don’t be fooled), the Poldina comes with a 1-year warranty on the battery and a 2-year warranty for any defects.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Federal Railroad Administration monitors trespassing incidents, injuries and deaths related to tracks and trains.—
Manuela López Restrepo,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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By the end of the protest, his property was trespassed and defaced with bloody handprints left on his garage door.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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The visual for the revamp of the song that adds some country twang and fiddle to the airy pop original that was Carpenter’s first Hot 100 chart-topper opens with the two women cruising down the road in a truck as Dolly, 79, reads the paper and Sabrina serves as her wheel woman.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
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To celebrate in high style as the U.S. entered the war would be to fiddle while the world burned.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As early as 2018, Israel caught wind of Hamas' battle plan to invade Israel from neighboring Gaza.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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The president doesn’t understand why Zelenskyy is not happy with Putin for invading the smaller country and beating the bejesus out of it, for decimating a generation of young Ukrainian soldiers, for breaking ceasefires and committing war crimes.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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About 20 years ago, when the Montreal Expos moved to Washington, then-Orioles owner Peter Angelos pushed MLB to broker a deal to compensate the Baltimore club for a new team encroaching on what was Orioles territory.—
Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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All 17 deaths in the Eaton fire took place west of Altadena’s Lake Avenue, an area that didn’t receive emergency evacuation orders until the early morning hours of Jan. 8, when smoke and flames were already encroaching on the neighborhood.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Forbes sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity in June, accusing it of infringing copyright.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Wendy Chang, in a ruling issued on Monday, rejected WBTV’s bid to dismiss the lawsuit on free speech grounds, finding that the studio may have interfered with the estate’s contract rights and infringed the copyright of ER.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Also, Foley dealt with concussion symptoms and never played in the NHL.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Blades Brown has continued to make headlines despite not playing in this week's Cognizant Classic.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Tamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamper. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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