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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
tamper .
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Examples
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But there's little in Confession's rich combination of personal memoir, historical exegesis and Buddhist primer that seems to warrant the degree of negative reactions it has inspired -- among the most heated of which is that he has "tampered" with scripture for his own ends.
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But there's little in Confession's rich combination of personal memoir, historical exegesis and Buddhist primer that seems to warrant the degree of negative reactions it has inspired -- among the most heated of which is that he has "tampered" with scripture for his own ends.
James Rotondi: Buddhist Backlash: Stephen Batchelor Braves The Storm 2010
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Your vehicle must not have a "tampered" emissions-control system.
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Made told MPs that the monkey "tampered" with the transformer and was electrocuted in the process.
Monkey Causes Collapse of Zimbabwe Agricultural Sector | Impact Lab 2006
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Satra councillors expressed the view that the present environment was not sustainable and tensions within the council "tampered" with the work of Satra, the report said.
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They point to the apparent failings of over-zealous police investigators, one of whom admitted in court that he "tampered" with witnesses 'statements.
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He scrupled & scrupled about it, and at last (to use his own words) "tampered" with _Godwin_ to know whether the thing was honest or not.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb Mary Lamb 1805
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After investigating the matter, Assistant Commissioner Hunsur had submitted a report to the District Election Officer P. Manivannan that candidates including Mr. Chikkanna "tampered" records to claim ST status and tahsildar issued "controversial" caste certificate without verifying original records and following procedure.
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Police forensically examined the tape and found it had been "tampered" with, Blair said.
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Police forensically examined the tape and found it had been "tampered" with, Blair said.
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