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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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Ms. Weingarten’s predecessor Albert Shanker, the most revered and powerful teachers-union leader in history, eventually came to appreciate the problem but couldn’t get his own union to change course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

On Sunday, at Union Station, there was little visible notice to riders about the change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

"It's good to have an international break coming up. It's good for the players to change environment, play their football elsewhere, then come back in with new energy."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

That change was accompanied by stronger responses to chemotherapy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The rest of the movie, you share snacks with Lucy, rolling your eyes together at a cringey line, whispering about sea turtles and climate change.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The British Museum has announced changes to how visitors see the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition after concerns over long queues and overcrowding.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Charity leaders have said the changes were to reach more students, not to cut funding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Another major goal was to determine whether paricalcitol actually produced measurable changes inside the tumors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Many of these led to the counter-intuitive driving about which many of the sport's stars have been complaining all season - and more changes have been added since.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The light changes, and the guy on the bike takes an additional beat to stare us down yet again.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Chesapeake merged with Southwestern Energy, which was based in north Houston, two years ago and changed its name to Expand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

According to Catlos, establishing more precise dates for mass extinctions and other major events is essential for understanding how Earth has changed over time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The songs never changed, someone just dubbed in a different name into the song for Kyle, Sarah, Robert, etc.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

His performance coincides with the 50th anniversary of him winning a poetry competition aged 12, which he said had changed his life.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

And indeed, he was back in Deadwood; but around him, the forest looked changed.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Voting patterns among Latvia's large Russian-speaking minority are also changing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

This will mean changing their operating models and the interest rates they charge, as well as using technology to improve efficiency in operations, underwriting and service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Researcher and performer Komita Dhanda says changing attitudes to public spaces are also driving the decline.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The team tested the importance of the 2′-OH even further by chemically changing it to 2′-Ome, similar to what's found in many natural RNA.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

When Mom worked, she had a hard time changing gears, especially when there was a big deadline.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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