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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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Brandes said he was initially skeptical when AI became a major EA cause, joining climate change and animal welfare.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

They say more research is needed to understand what longer-term impacts climate change could have on the species.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The ancient marine ecosystem preserves an exceptional mixture of surviving Jurassic lineages and emerging Cretaceous groups, offering a rare glimpse into a period of profound biological change.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

This change has forced funeral homes to reinvent themselves as more service-focused businesses.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

But if he’d perceived Clare’s desperation, if on some deep, subconscious level he’d felt the truth—that this mushroom was a living thing, precious to another soul—it did not change the boy’s intent.

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

Huang has said that this system gives his company the flexibility to react to rapid changes in technology and remain agile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The proposed Biotic Inflection offers a potentially important new way to understand major changes in Earth's biodiversity.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

As Erin Mulvaney and Rosie Ettenheim report, changes in compensation models allow firms to raid each other for rainmakers, with the going rate for top talent hitting $20 million to $30 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

With Caicedo injured, they suffered problems in midfield and continued to make changes from match to match, while also experimenting with personnel to fix the defence.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

All he had to do was make what chess players call a waiting move, an insignificant move that changes nothing important on the board and gives your opponent the next turn.

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

This mobilization changed the people who took part in it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

There was a surge in demand during the pandemic for actual burial services due to the high death rate, but demand for gatherings and traditional funerals changed.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

That changed in the campervan on that last Saturday night.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

An EU insider told me the mood has certainly changed.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

And so I whirled back up the stairs to my room, changed into my oldest skirt, and set out over the bumpy brick streets.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"Precisely because I felt that something was deeply changing in Egypt, and that we are going to face something new and different... And a record needed to be created of it."

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

The shift toward cremation has been driven by changing consumer preferences, weakening religious prohibitions, cost considerations and environmental concerns, according to the National Funeral Directors Association.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

Afterwards he was vomiting in the changing room because of the effort, according to Walters.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

“It’s changing what employers are looking for,” said Cory Stahle, an economist at jobs site Indeed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

I spent Saturday walking around town, changing the date on all of our tag sale posters.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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