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change

[cheynj] / tΚƒeΙͺndΚ’ /


NOUN
act or fact of making different or becoming different
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Usage

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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But more news this month about allegations of fraud in the November failure of São Paulo-based Banco Master could change that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Before he became prime minister Burnham made the case for change, but on his recent visit to Wales he played down the prospect of reform.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

That makes it difficult to determine whether the recent change is truly unusual or simply part of a longer natural cycle.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Crucially, nothing in the model’s language revealed this change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Like I’ve seen Caesar do, I look for change, movement.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Breakfast clubs will undergo one of the biggest changes.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Some employees said changes were rolled out too quickly without sufficient buy-in from the workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Climate conditions across the Indian Ocean often respond to changes occurring in the Pacific Ocean.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

The changes will come into effect from 2027 and be funded with existing money for schools, the government said.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Because of her speed and her direction changes, forecasters were simply unable to predict where she would make landfall.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

“You changed our lives, and I’ll leave you with a proposal,” he told the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

A zoo spokeswoman said the error was "due to our default naming convention in our system", but it was "quickly changed".

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

She agreed that something had changed in the country over the past four years.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Seven retirees opened up to us about their finances, the tax breaks they gained, the costs that surprised them and how their new ZIP Codes changed their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Since I’ve had the bicycle and the satchel, my assignments have changed.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The findings come in the aftermath of devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, which killed more than 1,300 people and caused widespread destruction, highlighting the growing risks from a rapidly changing Himalayan environment.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Large language models such as GPT and Gemini are changing that equation by allowing researchers to process and categorize vast amounts of text more consistently and quickly.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

"It feels like a one-year anniversary of our lives changing," Barker told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

“We’re all anticipating going and shopping there, and changing our weekend routines.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Wind rustles the changing leaves, and some loose ones—brown, yellow, reddish-green—flutter down, swirling in little eddies of air.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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