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Recent Examples of modulation
While distortion-heavy guitar still features on the album, it’s paired with instruments like the cello, violin, pedal steel and synth, as well as vocal modulation in the forms of Autotune and Vocoder.
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James Factora, Them., 2 Apr. 2025
Motorized window treatments aid in heat and light modulation.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
By combining its expertise in cytokine biology, immune cell modulation, and protein engineering platforms, MURA is developing medicines to deliver meaningful and clinical benefits to people with cancer.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Mussorgsky’s unusual spinning modulations convey the feeling of events spiraling out of control.
—Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.—
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The legislation Kehoe signed this week also ends automatic Consumer Price Index adjustments to the state’s $15 hourly minimum wage, another component of the ballot initiative voters overwhelmingly approved in November.—
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Although there is currently no single malt whisky regulation in India comparable to Scotland’s, many producers follow international best practices, avoiding additives and chill filtration.—
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English's caddie, Eric Larson, is currently stuck in the United States after being unable to obtain a new Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) visa for travel to the U.K., a regulation that now applies to Americans.—
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While Caleb has found his calling with music, both of Moore and the film director’s children joined their parents at a gun reform rally in Washington, D.C., in 2018.—
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On July 3, 2025, Lummis introduced a standalone digital asset tax reform bill that, if enacted, could mark a pivotal moment in harmonizing how digital and traditional financial assets are treated under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).—
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Then again, no UN official has ever been condemned for Holocaust distortion and antisemitism by France, Germany, Canada, and both Democratic and Republican US administrations.—
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If that data is biased, flawed or maliciously manipulated, the models will faithfully reproduce those distortions at scale—often without obvious warning.—
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The state’s General Assembly would have to pass that amendment before a vote.—
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The plaintiffs want a declaratory judgment that the 2020 comprehensive plan amendment approval and rezoning be voided by the court, according to the lawsuit.—
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Clutching a weapon with a human head affixed to the end, and adorned with condor wings and deer antlers from his dismembered victims, the mythical creature conveys strength and transformation.—
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In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, the 37-year-old opened up about the transformation of her mindset and body after welcoming her son, Tristan, with husband Tarek El Moussa.—
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Scientists inferred signs of deformation from earthquakes strong enough to reach the planet’s heart.—
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The scientists found unexplained variations in some of those waves, pointing to physical deformations in the inner core.—
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The wounded counselor was taken to a prison triage and treatment area before being transported to an outside hospital, state corrections officials said in a statement on Monday.—
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One correction officer wrote that he’s never encountered anyone like Thompson during his more than 20 years on the job, according to Segal.—
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“Modulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulation. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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