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Recent Examples of tamper
But placing the portal in the spring would force players to remain on campus for months while knowing they are headed for the exit and create an opportunity for tampering the likes of which the sport has never seen.
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
James Craig, 47, was convicted of first-degree murder, solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, solicitation to commit perjury, and solicitation to commit evidence tampering, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 31 July 2025
In the Nashville jury tampering case, Hoffa was sentenced to eight years in prison and a $10,000 fine, per The New York Times.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 30 July 2025
On Wednesday, following a two-week trial, a jury convicted Craig of first-degree murder, solicitation to commit murder, solicitation to commit perjury and solicitation to commit evidence tampering.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
James Craig, 47, was convicted of first-degree murder, solicitation to commit murder in the first degree, solicitation to commit perjury, and solicitation to commit evidence tampering, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 31 July 2025
In the Nashville jury tampering case, Hoffa was sentenced to eight years in prison and a $10,000 fine, per The New York Times.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 30 July 2025
On Wednesday, following a two-week trial, a jury convicted Craig of first-degree murder, solicitation to commit murder, solicitation to commit perjury and solicitation to commit evidence tampering.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamper
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The set also comes with two matching pillow shams, and it’s been awarded nearly 2,000 perfect five-star ratings from happy customers—many of whom say not to be fooled by the low price.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Aug. 2025
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Don’t be fooled by its sports bar vibe; 357 Bar & Grill is open for breakfast and serves the heartiest breakfast (bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, stack of pancakes) in town.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
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Tamura also carried a private investigator license and had a misdemeanor for trespassing not amounting to burglary in 2023.—
Bradford Betz , Brooke Curto , Kyle Schmidbauer,
FOXNews.com,
29 July 2025
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In 2021, a man from Maine plead guilty to trespassing on Old Faithful and was sentenced to 15 days in jail, McClatchy News reported.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
29 July 2025
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Communities across the globe probably independently fiddled their way towards the invention of proto lip balms over and over.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
13 Aug. 2025
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Haggard was fiddling on the new strings when Marian, Dad’s mother, who’d taken over as the store’s bookkeeper, walked by.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Associated Press Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is a close ally of Putin, including in the years since the Russian leader invaded Ukraine.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, Trump, who typically blames Ukraine for having been invaded, configures Putin’s Russia as eager for peace, even though Moscow has spent the summer relentlessly attacking civilian targets in Ukraine and pushing to conquer more territory.—
MICHAEL KIMMAGE,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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But satellite operators have been increasingly encroaching on that spectrum.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Developers encroached with high-rise condos on all sides as the neighborhood transitioned from a commercial train depot with day laborers, mechanics, and seamstresses to trendy and touristy.—
Carlos Frías,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Aug. 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 policy shift, according to the sources, followed concerns relayed by the Justice Department's solicitor general, John Sauer, that the district's restrictive firearm statutes infringe on the Second Amendment rights of residents as affirmed in several recent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
20 Aug. 2025
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Writing for a three-judge panel, Judge Morgen Christen said that DMCA subpoenas are not allowed when the internet provider merely acts as a conduit and does not host the infringing material.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Triste was mixed by Chris Coady and features contributions from drummer Josh Freese and guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, with whom Lenchantin previously played in A Perfect Circle.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
20 Aug. 2025
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Staff members raved about Jackson’s performance, with some viewing him as a bigger version of Abe Camara, who played nickel last year for TCU.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Tamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamper. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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