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There’s no worrying about that now that teams can tamper with the balls again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The most plausible answer, of course, is that Luke’s account was finished before their deaths and no one in subsequent decades felt sufficiently bold to tamper with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Both antibiotics tamper with bacteria's ability to make new proteins by specifically targeting their ribosomes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024

Prosecutors have opposed Combs’ attempts to be released on bail, alleging that Combs has continued to try to tamper with witnesses and has broken prison rules.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

“Any stranger who tried to tamper with the boat would be seen? There is no access to the harbour by public foot-path?”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier