the change

noun

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

Examples of the change in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Yet the change in plans did have a silver-lining effect for the new couple, who instead enjoyed dinner at a Buenos Aires restaurant with Swift’s dad Scott on Friday after the concert was moved to Sunday. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023 Without Strategists to make a pragmatic plan, and Implementers and Polishers to deliver it, the change will never happen. Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 This line chart shows the change in net home value for Black, Hispanic, and white people from 2007 to 2022, the most recent year of data. Marley Jay, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2023 The company is making estimated payments in light of the change, though Yelp hasn’t disclosed specific amounts. Mark Maurer, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023 In this industry, financial returns are what truly drive the change. Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2023 Biden administration regulators have been working on the change for much of this year. Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023 So far, neither Ford nor Stellantis has agreed to the change, which would pull employees at all 10 U.S. battery factories proposed by Detroit automakers into national contracts with the UAW, all but assuring they’ll be unionized. Tom Krisher, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2023 According to the study, the change was sparked by the migration from different parts of the country into Georgia and other Sun Belt states after World War II. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023 See More

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“The change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20change. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.

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