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change

[cheynj] / 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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But the race and ethnicity change is also important and could trigger large implications for public health.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

He expects the company to be more stable this fiscal year, which runs through July, as the “sales motion change bears fruit,” he wrote in a Thursday note.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Canada is implementing a tax change tied to the accelerated write off of capital equipment that attempts to move the country toward Prime Minister Mark Carney’s goal of attracting nearly $1 trillion of new investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Cholesterol provided another way to change the membrane's behavior.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Please don’t try to change the subject,” I beg her, wondering whether she’s about to launch into a speech about how I failed my patriotic duty.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The Biden administration made long-needed changes to the standards in 2024, including adding a “Middle Eastern or North African” category.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Merlin backtracked on the proposal days later following an online petition against it signed by more than 25,000, saying they had listened to the feedback and would pause the changes while considering other options.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The researchers combined electrical stimulation with rapid freezing to capture tiny membrane changes in mouse and human brain slices.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Artificial intelligence has turned software development at Microsoft upside down, and the changes reflect how technology is accelerating a wholesale reconsideration of the way the entire company functions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

People kept calling out edits, word changes, criticisms of each other’s sentences.

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

Lyndsey Fox, Nicole Brown and Paul Sexton have had their party affiliation changed to independent on the Durham County Council website, external, although none has given precise reasons for their shift.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Treasury yields are little changed in Asian trade, absorbing the Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point interest-rate hike Wednesday and the prospect of more tightening to come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Experts also blame climate change, decades of forest degradation and slash-and-burn land-clearing practices that have changed the naturally fire-resistant landscape.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

“It changed a lot of people, because we live out in a rural community that’s pretty friendly,” he said.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Then I changed my mind and used up all of the school's hot water.

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

“There is still quite strong spending across the board, and it has just not been changing really at all.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Things are changing rapidly, and the window to shape who benefits from AI, and how soon, is short,” the report said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Older adults may be able to shift important markers of aging in a surprisingly short amount of time simply by changing what they eat.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 16, 2026

"Is your ability to look after yourself changing? Are you able to decompress from work? Is your sleep OK?"

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Yes, what’s this about changing the name of the school? They’re not serious, are they?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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