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Recent Examples of tampering
There is a growing perception that some schools are frequently tampering and that knowledge compels other schools to tamper as well to avoid being placed at a competitive disadvantage.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tampering
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On Sunday, the lineup includes Tatiana Hargreaves, a rising-star in the bluegrass fiddling scene, with her band and special guest Michael Daves; the honky-tonk duo Caleb Lauder and Reeb Wllms with their band the Cali Cutups; and Pleasanton native and all-world strings player Tony Furtado.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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But none of these tracks really explore their ideas as much as just fiddling in place, with any initial energy fizzling out almost immediately.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
9 Mar. 2026
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The other is fooling humans, particularly the dwindling number of journalists, critics, and other gatekeepers who are still capable of conferring legitimacy by paying attention.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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After killing Minnesota’s first power play, the Avalanche opened the scoring when defenseman Sam Malinski scored his first career playoff goal, fooling Wallstedt with a rising wrist shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Jurado noted that tongues of salt water are already encroaching into some of the freshwater areas of South Florida.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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But Google’s Gemini is now encroaching into emails and calendars, photos and file storage.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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More than two millennia later, another invading army is again visible from its shore.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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And that can be particularly useful when dramatizing moments that should feel a little off, or when some sinister force is invading the characters’ space.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 May 2026
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Walking on private ground without permission is clearly trespassing in Montana.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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Residents of the Pyramid Acres subdivision in southwest Tarrant County say landowner Nancy Rimmer has unlawfully blocked their access to Bear Creek, a navigable public waterway, by posting no-trespassing signs, installing surveillance cameras and hiring armed guards.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
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New York leads, 12-7, after a pair of early 3-pointers and by playing fast to try to get ahead of the defense of Victor Wembanyama.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Hanging on his wall as inspiration was a rhapsodic review of My Left Foot, which earned Daniel Day-Lewis his first Oscar for playing a guy with cerebral palsy.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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Rather than providing medication, these states are more often choosing to monitor the miscarriage passively instead of intervening.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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In the intervening 26 years, the Jets have been roundly mocked and ridiculed — and, sure, it has often been deserved.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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“Tampering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tampering. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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