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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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And it is the largest scale trial of an attempt to change the pricing mechanism for events such as this.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The new leadership change comes during a period of investor skepticism in the defensibility of software as a service.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The industry would only have to pay about $48.2 million total to implement the rule change across their systems, the agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Activist investors who want to force changes at underperforming closed-end funds take advantage of this rule by buying up a bunch of shares and then trying to change how the fund is run.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

She replaced her arrow in her quiver and slung her bow over her shoulder, and for a moment Torak thought she was having a change of heart.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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