the change

noun

informal + old-fashioned
: the time of menopause when a woman stops menstruating

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The company would not publicly detail how the change would affect meteorologists at local TV stations. Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025 Most planning to expand did, but the change likely cost theaters several million dollars in gross. Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2025 But many worry that the change will not be good, particularly if military aid is withheld. Marc Santora, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025 Biden administration officials said that the change could result in the approval of thousands of additional affordable mortgages each year, and that Americans with medical debt on their credit reports could see their credit scores increase by an average of 20 points. Madeleine Ngo, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the change 

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“The change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20change. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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