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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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Dench said the award reflected an unusually broad partnership that had helped bring about change.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“It won’t change the dynamics for the enterprise,” Crawford said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Treatments for insomnia include cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people change thoughts and habits that interfere with sleep, as well as medications such as antidepressants and antipsychotics.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

After this Rodrigo arena tour, and playing to around 200,000 people over the full stand at Intuit Dome, that will change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

After I change into shorts and a T-shirt, I crawl under my desk to pick up the shiny round button, and Mom knocks on the door when I’m climbing back out with it.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

They also explored the obstacles to implementing these changes and identified areas where additional research and updated public health policies could help improve outcomes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Treatments such as chemotherapy, ovarian suppression and endocrine therapies can trigger an early extreme complex menopause or cause menopause-like symptoms, including hot flushes, sleep problems, joint pain, fatigue, low mood and changes to sexual health.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The same ice and rock formations that give Vega Island its skull shape are vulnerable to changes as the glaciers retreat.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

But she faced criticism for proposing to apply the changes to migrant workers already in the UK, with Housing Secretary Angela Rayner saying this would "change the goalposts".

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

"Come then, before either of us changes his mind, skinny rabbit. You first."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

The situation hasn’t changed with the dismissal of head coach John Harbaugh and the arrival of Minter and a whole new set of sideline brains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

That changed in 1956, when physicists Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines successfully detected them in an experiment known as "Project Poltergeist."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

The only thing that’s changed since then is the candidate Stevens supports.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

You’ll need to re-register to vote if you’ve changed your:

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

I built a fire, fed them, and changed their boots.

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

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

Even more importantly, they could reverse its direction simply by changing the voltage's polarity.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Couldn’t the people just keep going back again and again and again, keep changing time until it turned out the way they wanted it to?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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