the change

noun

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

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Following its last execution in 2009, the state incorporated a new lethal drug into its protocol to account for the shortage, without releasing any public information about the change. CBS News, 20 May 2025 But Trump couldn't get the change included in his 2017 economic legislation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, amid an intense lobbying campaign from the industry and some GOP lawmakers to protect the break. Riley Beggin, USA Today, 19 May 2025 Plan to nurse or bottle-feed during take-off and landing to ease ear pain from the change in cabin pressure, and, if accessible, book the bassinet in advance. Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2025 Everybody talks about the change of mentality that Glasner brought to this club. The Totally Football Show, New York Times, 17 May 2025 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 23 May. 2025.

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