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change

[chaynj] / tΚƒeΙͺndΚ’ /


NOUN
act or fact of making different or becoming different
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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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Raman, a member of city council and Indian immigrant, ran on a platform of change and fixing the "broken status quo and the politicians who failed them over and over again".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

As the base numbers change and income shifts from year to year, people have to reassess what is the best deal for them.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

That is unlikely to change for the rest of the year, with the housing market now hitting what is typically its slowest season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“I believed we had an opportunity to change that. I still believe in the movement we created. They want us to give up, we are not going to!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The wheels of change finally start to turn.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Scotland abolished its Right to Buy programme in 2016 and Wales followed in 2019 - but Prof Tunstall says it "hasn't made a huge difference" yet in those nations, because the changes are too recent.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

There were many changes while he was away—from the battalion commander to the style of uniform worn by Ukraine’s army.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

However, the ride-hailing platform’s top and bottom lines were dented by legal, tax and regulatory reserve changes and settlements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

It also is updated on the back end each year when new IRS numbers are released or Congress changes tax rules.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

All these changes were brought on by a hole through a specific part of his brain.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

"Everything changed with the subs; Osmand coming on and Duran going through the middle," former Celtic midfielder Stiliyan Petrov said on TNT Sports.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

And even though the BOE had not changed its policy, borrowing costs for households and businesses had risen as prices of government bonds tumbled over recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

But the scale of the challenge hasn’t changed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The beauty of Cleopatra, the ancient Egyptian queen, supposedly changed all of history because she attracted a Roman leader.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

I cooked food for the team, staked it out away from the other teams, and changed the boots on all the dogs that needed them.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

What’s changing are the income ranges for when those rates kick in.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Without changing state law, criminals can continue to be sentenced to death in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Our writers and editors helped shape conversations about the forces changing our lives.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

"At its core, our plan is about changing Canada's growth model," Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said this week.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

He typed on and off for a long time, either writing a novel or changing his mind a lot.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows


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