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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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The King is also expected to address his 50-year-long commitment to fighting climate change, highlighting the challenges faced by low-lying Caribbean islands, saying that "our world cries out for healing".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

While the change will give investors a clearer picture for important revenue categories, Guggenheim analyst John DiFucci believes the new reporting structure deserves to be looked at with a “critical eye.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Contract renegotiations will inevitably lighten that load, but nothing can change the fact that it’s money that will eventually hit Philadelphia’s books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Its goal is to document where senescent cells occur in different tissues and how they change throughout a person's lifetime.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

She races toward the house to change into her bathing suit.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

In essence, we can expect a smaller Budget this time, compared to some in recent years, when it comes to the scale of tax and spending changes.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The changes are part of a larger shift in how Microsoft reports its financial results.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Some of the possible measures include an increase in the bank corporation tax surcharge, higher taxes on gambling, and potential changes to property taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Researchers identified IL-23R as a potential biomarker that might eventually help scientists evaluate aging-related changes and determine whether future treatments are working.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

In spite of this and other changes, life for the three of us—Father, Betsie, and me—stayed essentially the same.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Falling below that line would the first price sign that the trend has changed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Much has changed since Machado left Venezuelan soil to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

By following these interactions across the first 2 billion years after the Big Bang, researchers can examine how the earliest galaxies formed and how their activity changed the enormous clouds of gas surrounding them.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

“The way people looked at him, even though he changed, they didn’t,” he said of Foreman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Forgot to tell you we changed the plan.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

“What is clear is that the cost of capital has risen materially, and that’s changing the economics of the entire complex,” Privorotsky wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The building choreographs a series of changing paths and perspectives within this vast armature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Forty years later, Britain is again changing market rules in an effort to make London a more attractive listing destination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

It is just one example of how technology is changing the traditional profession.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

“The ocean has flooded into lowland areas, creating new islands and waterways. As a result, the ocean currents are always changing, which makes them hard to predict.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown


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