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Which musician released the hit song "Changes" in the 1970s?

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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Crossing the one-light-day threshold will not produce any physical change in Voyager 1 or its surroundings.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

While mobile carriers are helping bridge that gap now, with generous trade-in and financing offers to help customers get new iPhones, that could change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Caroline Choi, Edison’s executive vice president of public policy and corporate affairs, told The Times that the proposal would not change the utilities’ focus on preventing fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

States often change laws and rules related to voting.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

Lafayette says, “Try to relax. And remember, all these events have already happened. You can’t change them. All you can do is try to understand them.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

To investigate how these changes occur, the research team developed an unusual experimental setup that combined augmented reality with real-time brain imaging.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

People are on screens more than any other time in history, so they’re aware of changes to their vision earlier in life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Clearly there are plenty of people who do, and plenty of money changes hands in and around it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

A separate state system for updating registration information wasn’t processing changes for several weeks, leading to more backlogs.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

All he had to do was make what chess players call a waiting move, an insignificant move that changes nothing important on the board and gives your opponent the next turn.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The results revealed notable differences between the groups, particularly in how well their blood vessels functioned and how their blood pressure changed over time.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

The families have developed new routines, servicemen have changed and what used to be home turf becomes foreign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

“The perspective has changed from left versus right,” said Jim Begley, director of the William Brennan Institute for Labor Studies at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

However, he unexpectedly changed his plea to guilty, prompting gasps in the courtroom.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Forgot to tell you we changed the plan.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

But its rapidly changing weather conditions and high altitude often make aviation operations hazardous.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Eventually, Muslim Americans were empowered to be a part of America’s shifting governance, while also changing the narrative around Islam.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Washington Post story sparked some upbeat trading Monday, however, and the shares were changing hands pre-market at $137.74, up 2.25%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Enterprise buyers say the market turmoil isn’t changing how they choose AI and cloud providers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

At least not when it came to changing history.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin


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