for a change
idiom
: as something different from what is usual
Let's eat out for a change.
Why don't you help me out for a change instead of me always helping you?!
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The jury Defense attorneys for Colin Gray had argued for a change of venue, asking Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm to move the case out of Barrow County so their client could get a fair and impartial jury.
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Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The pool of available managers heading into the summer is small, maybe not enough to cover all of the clubs — Manchester United, Real Madrid, Tottenham for starters — looking for a change of direction in the dugout.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
How quickly the Mavs can become a team that wins, say, half its games with Flagg as the centerpiece depends upon how things go this summer with money to spend for a change.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Cooper also advocated for a change in federal law to speed up the funding distribution.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
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Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The pool of available managers heading into the summer is small, maybe not enough to cover all of the clubs — Manchester United, Real Madrid, Tottenham for starters — looking for a change of direction in the dugout.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
How quickly the Mavs can become a team that wins, say, half its games with Flagg as the centerpiece depends upon how things go this summer with money to spend for a change.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Cooper also advocated for a change in federal law to speed up the funding distribution.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
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