change
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The Australian energy producer’s output looked healthy but Prendergast doesn’t see anything to materially change is view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But there’d been a change of plans, Kaye explained, because the defendant had been taking his meds and the psychiatrist reported great progress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
While droughts happen naturally, scientists say that climate change is raising the risks, with higher summer temperatures drying out soils more quickly.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“We’ve had a major paradigm change, a major regime shift in the capital cycle. The capital cycle was funding financial engineering, now the capital cycle is funding a new tectonic life-changing technology,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
He can’t just change what he said then to make it suit what he wants now.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
"This could contribute to changes in macroeconomic conditions, periods of elevated volatility and more measured investor sentiment."
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The prime minister said he would put "whatever political capital" he had "into fixing broken social care" but did not put a timeline on changes.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Krishna Chintalapalli, portfolio manager at Parnassus Investments, argues that the changes are good news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Administration policy changes typically require a lengthy internal review period and time for public comment.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Judging by its condition, the book had been there some time and had seen several changes of weather in addition to the flood.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
She remembers scooping up what remained of her artwork and watching it sift through her fingers, the porcelain broken and changed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The big declines in kids have changed the social fabric of cities across the country and are already hitting local public school systems hard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"The government focused on maximising network strength, but it did not pay attention to the way that the algorithms changed," said Joyojeet Pal, a professor at the University of Michigan.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the students who was killed, said that Kohberger was a "narcissist" who appeared to have changed his position.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
It changed him into someone else, and yet Phineas figured out how to live as that new person for eleven years.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Currie said the company was "broadening and innovating our menu in line with changing tastes and trends".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“He has been a constant…where the main character seems to be changing too often,” Rogers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“That’s not great, but it’s not nearly as bad as changing the costs of the drugs.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
However, relatively few trials have tested whether changing these behaviors can directly reduce that risk.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Clouds rushed against the blue of the sky, changing shapes as we looked.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Vocabulary lists containing change
"Growing Together" and "When I Grow Up"
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