the change

noun

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

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While Jimenez suggested the change would pose a conflict, given the inspector general sometimes conducts investigations of commissioners, Gilbert noted that county law already gives commissioners significant power over Jimenez’s office. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026 Several artists cancelled engagements to perform there following the change. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026 Indiana tailback Kaelon Black, fresh off the national championship, bristled at the notion that his team was simply the product of the change in college football. Seth Emerson, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 At the time, Greenberg said the change was aimed at protecting Louisville from broad ICE raids and preventing the loss of federal funding. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Feb. 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 6 Feb. 2026.

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