winds of change
plural noun
: forces that have the power to change things
—used generally to mean change is going to happen
The winds of change have begun to blow.
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But there are some winds of change that Trump will likely need to bend to.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 3 July 2024
The official visits, then, are a contingency plan, an effort to build relationships in the event that winds of change blow around USC.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 22 June 2024
Congo had been brutally misruled by Belgium for over 70 years when the winds of change blew through in the late 1950s.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
The winds of change continue to blow throughout the Charlotte Hornets.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 3 July 2024
The official visits, then, are a contingency plan, an effort to build relationships in the event that winds of change blow around USC.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 22 June 2024
Congo had been brutally misruled by Belgium for over 70 years when the winds of change blew through in the late 1950s.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
The winds of change continue to blow throughout the Charlotte Hornets.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
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“Winds of change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winds%20of%20change. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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