the change

noun

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

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Newsom said the change will leave the state in a much better position to weather the volatility. Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 Gray had been unaware Digital Realty would no longer be saving the facade until informed of the change by the Observer. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026 In 1982, for example, the Fed made a structural policy shift to targeting interest rate (rather than the money supply) – arguably one of the most consequential policy decisions of all time – but did not formally announce the change. George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 While the change is tiny, their proof marks the first improvement for near-diagonal Ramsey numbers in 50 years. Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026 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 29 Jun. 2026.

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