the change

noun

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

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In its final form, though, the change — 8 to 10 feet closer in the corners with the gaps tapering toward a still 410-foot centerfield — certainly doesn’t appear overwhelming. Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026 Before the name can be changed, a formal request must be submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration, which must process the change in various flight charting and navigation databases, and the airport signs must be changed. David Shepardson, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Simone Cecchini, director of the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Center at ECLAC, told CNN the change has been much faster than in Europe. Manuela Castro, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 This year, that figure dropped to 1,846, with most of the change among Haitians and Venezuelans. Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the change

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