the change

noun

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

Examples of the change in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But American officials insisted that only Britain reached its decision before Washington did, and that by the time the major European allies supported the change, they had been told Mr. Biden was headed in the same direction. Edward Wong, New York Times, 30 May 2024 Superintendent Angélica Ramsey announced the change of plans in her weekly Friday newsletter to families while wishing them a great summer after the last day of school on Thursday. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024 The reason for the change is that voters now care about border security and Trump can hold this against Biden during their campaigns. Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 28 May 2024 Small children and teens suffer particularly when the change in the clocks affects sleep cycles. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024 Under his stage name Diddy, the change was very small: a 2.1 decrease from 604,000 streams to 591,200 streams. Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024 For Northwest Indiana, though, the change doesn’t mean much. Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024 Here, though, the change underway is also about the desires of the people doing the work. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024 The news, first reported by Axios and Politico, was confirmed by a source familiar with the rule, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the change being published on Thursday. Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 8 May 2024

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“The change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20change. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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