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change

[cheynj] / tʃeɪndʒ /


NOUN
act or fact of making different or becoming different
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Usage

What is another way to say change? To change is to make a material difference so that something is distinctly different from what it was: to change one's opinion. To alter is to make some partial change, as in appearance, while still preserving the identity: to alter a dress, as by raising the hem (to change a dress would mean to put on a different one).

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No change is expected to the official status of Prince Harry and Meghan and they will remain as private individuals.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

“Treasury changed the market conversation even if it did not change monetary policy,” said Stephen Innes, global strategist at Quintex Intel, in a note emailed Monday.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

I try not to, but the hours change.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

So when Ellis decided to make his third change in four years, moving more than 2,500 miles away from his family to the opposite side of the country, it was a life-altering decision.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Flopears sang out because change came slow to him.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

US officials, meanwhile, said that it was Canada that introduced last-minute changes.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

High school students regularly use their smartphones to check timetable changes, room assignments and other school information.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

But even if changes are still pouring in, City’s opponent on Sunday saw plenty of similarities to the exhausting style it faced in the Guardiola era.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Accounting for that history could help scientists more accurately distinguish microbiome changes associated with disease from changes caused by medications taken in the past.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

This time the changes didn’t make me feel estranged from my own body.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

“Treasury changed the market conversation even if it did not change monetary policy,” said Stephen Innes, global strategist at Quintex Intel, in a note emailed Monday.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday, as it appeared the U.S. was on the verge of an all-out trade war with Canada, one of its biggest trade partners.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Many of its major risk factors, however, can be changed through lifestyle choices, including diet, physical activity, and other behaviors.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Its founder, Lara Newman, has worked in construction, property and the built environment industry for more than 30 years, and says she changed her own accent to get ahead in the workplace.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

The iron's passage left him alive and conscious but forever changed.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

At the beginning of my career in the ’80s, he was changing not only Spanish cinematography but Spanish society.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The AI spending boom is outrunning Wall Street estimates, Trump considers changing capital-gains taxes, China’s property crisis isn’t over, and more news to start your day.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

The method measures the momentum of electrons emitted from the molecule, giving scientists access to one half of the wavefunction without physically changing its state.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

The researchers wanted to determine whether consuming yeast beta-glucan could produce a form of lasting immune training by changing early immune cells in the bone marrow.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

I sit on the sofa bed and make a big show of changing my socks.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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