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Recent Examples of modulation
Lewis says Bacharach’s changes of tempo, meter, chord progression and modulation add a complexity to otherwise accessible tunes.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
And as relief from one of the greatest curses imaginable – chronic pain – the neuro-key may offer pain modulation without the expense, side effects, and addiction risk of opioids and systemic drugs.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
Moreover, studies are underway exploring GAE’s potential applications in other joints, such as the hip and shoulder, suggesting that the concept of arterial modulation may contribute to broader conversations about managing chronic pain.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Electronics will still be necessary for control, modulation, and signal processing.
—Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
And as relief from one of the greatest curses imaginable – chronic pain – the neuro-key may offer pain modulation without the expense, side effects, and addiction risk of opioids and systemic drugs.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
Moreover, studies are underway exploring GAE’s potential applications in other joints, such as the hip and shoulder, suggesting that the concept of arterial modulation may contribute to broader conversations about managing chronic pain.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Electronics will still be necessary for control, modulation, and signal processing.
—Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modulation
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Such temblors are typically aftershocks caused by minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The week’s results include an additional adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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The four 8-foot-long benches were installed over a span of eight hours May 29 beside the regulation-size bocce court along the Draper Avenue side of the Rec Center grounds.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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The bill would roll out several regulations on the industry, including clarifications on player transfers and payments, rules on midseason coach movement, and a ban on professional players from reentering the NCAA.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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Modern slavery reform Down Under A coalition of 100 investors, businesses, unions and advocacy groups is calling for major reforms to Australia’s Modern Slavery Act, arguing that current laws are insufficient to combat exploitation in corporate supply chains.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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Now is the time to reinvest in American production, cut red tape, and deliver the commonsense, bipartisan permitting reform mining needs.—
Rich Nolan,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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But once those distortions are removed, the underlying trend is hard to spin.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Between participation and distortion?—
Nitin Gupta,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Politically, while there may have been the Ginsberg who was the heroic advocate for free expression in a 1956 California State Superior Court obscenity trial concerning Howl, there was also the Ginsberg who was a defender of NAMBLA in the 1980s (on first amendment grounds, but still).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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But the amendment itself does not limit the benefit to small businesses.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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The timing dovetails nicely with the transformation of the arena.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Born during the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tamar grew up in a nation undergoing profound transformation.—
Tamar Gakharia,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Their defensive shortcomings require immediate rectification.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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The oscilloscope shows an AC voltage of 80 V at mid-swing, but after rectification, it is reduced to 30 V DC.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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This sacrificial mechanism forces an impact to expend far more energy to penetrate the material, thereby protecting the stronger, load-bearing polymer bonds from failing during rapid deformation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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The deformation depends on a single free exponent.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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“Modulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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