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Recent Examples of tamper
The Charges Howard is being held in the Sabine County Jail on charges of murder and evidence tampering.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Warren Harding pardoned Socialist Party leader Eugene Debs after he was sentenced to a decade in prison for speaking out against World War I. Richard Nixon pardoned Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa during his 15-year prison sentence for jury tampering and fraud.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Dec. 2024
Neglecting Security Controls For Data In Transit A key pitfall in data streaming implementation is neglecting security controls for data in transit, which leaves sensitive information vulnerable to interception or tampering.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Look for signs of tampering, such as the wrapping being torn or resealed or stickers placed over the barcode or card number.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Warren Harding pardoned Socialist Party leader Eugene Debs after he was sentenced to a decade in prison for speaking out against World War I. Richard Nixon pardoned Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa during his 15-year prison sentence for jury tampering and fraud.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Dec. 2024
Neglecting Security Controls For Data In Transit A key pitfall in data streaming implementation is neglecting security controls for data in transit, which leaves sensitive information vulnerable to interception or tampering.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Look for signs of tampering, such as the wrapping being torn or resealed or stickers placed over the barcode or card number.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamper
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That rough rollout inspired immediate push-back and criticism from activists, some of which attached traffic cones to the hoods of cars to fool Cruise sensors and immobilize them.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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Don't be fooled into thinking a nice hotel is less likely to have bedbugs.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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In January Mangione pleaded no contest to trespassing at Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, a public park in Kaneohe, Hawaii, and paid a $100 fine.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Li was arrested the next day for allegedly trespassing at Mar-a-Lago.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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In 2024, Franklin is again up for the CMA's Musician of the Year alongside guitarists Tom Bukovac, Rob McNelley, Charlie Worsham and fiddle player Jenee Fleenor.Neda Ulaby, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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Le Vent du Nord Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook The lively, fiddling French-language Canadian folk/pop band Le Vent du Nord is at The Kate on Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. $40.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Nov. 2024
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Israel evacuated northern communities to create a security buffer instead of invading Lebanon to directly counter Hezbollah’s missile attacks, effectively allowing Hezbollah to continue its strikes.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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The bone analysis also showed that almost all of the victims were local to the area, suggesting that the attackers invaded the community to carry out their brutal acts.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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But there's also a fear that drones can encroach upon personal privacy.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2024
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For the financial industry, the specter of companies like Walmart encroaching on their turf has loomed large.Sridhar Natarajanand Jaewon Kang Bloomberg News (WPNS), arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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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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TikTok fought in court, arguing the ban infringes on the company’s First Amendment rights, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week denied its petition to review the law and upheld the ban.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Opponents, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, argue the law infringes on private medical decisions.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
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Popular on Variety The hour plays like a transitory modern version of an old-school Christmas variety special, with each of the guests prompted to loudly sing along to classic holiday tracks as well as their own biggest hits.Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jamaal Jarrett, 6-5 and 350 pounds, played in 11 games this as a true sophomore for Georgia this season and recorded 3 tackles.Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Tamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamper. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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