The phrase "already modified" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has been changed or altered prior to the current moment or context.
Example: "The document has already modified the original terms of the agreement."
Alternatives: "previously altered" or "already changed".
In fact, Oxitec has already modified all the Aedes aegypti eggs the world may ever need.
Some Western navies have already modified their old rescue equipment to work with the American gear.
Mr. Mordechai, the synagogue's president, said the congregation had already modified its plans to meet the concerns of its neighbors.
This is an area where Gov. George Pataki should show his leadership and negotiate a decent compromise between his own narrower bill and the Assembly's already modified offering.
And, he said, it seems that Microsoft has already modified its business practices in light of the scrutiny by the government and Judge Jackson.
In a letter to the BBC staff on Monday, Mark Thompson, its director general, ruled out new talks, saying that management had already modified its initial pension proposal.
Some note that athletes already modify themselves in a number of ways, including baseball sluggers who undergo laser eye surgery to enhance their vision and pitchers who have elbow reconstruction using sturdier ligaments from elsewhere in the body.
UPDATE: Just after I posted this, Chris Messina e-mailed: I think in general the best way to figure out where there's an opportunity to change language is to look for examples where people are ALREADY modifying language to fit their needs — rather than inventing something new out of the blue.
About 50percentt of Panera customers already modify their orders in some way, according to Shaich.
The changes follow in step with a number of hospitals and medical centres that are already modifying their furniture to accommodate for a growing number of bariatric patients.
In the case of X-ray analysis, the method of study already modifies the object being studied.
