the change

noun

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

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Professionals in their mid-career who have spent years accumulating institutional knowledge are particularly affected by the change, as stability is no longer assured. Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 And, if this basically becomes an obsession, then the nature of the change to the transatlantic relationship is going to be really, really dramatic. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026 While winter is currently peaking in the United States with bitter cold taking hold across much of the eastern half of the nation, the change in weather, and with it, daylight saving time, is not far away. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026 Qatar’s Estithmar Holding is reportedly in talks to take stakes in two Syrian banks, deals which would mark the first foreign acquisition in the sector since the change of regime in Damascus in late 2024, according to Reuters. Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 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 22 Jan. 2026.

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