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.

Examples of winds of change in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The winds of change are sweeping through academia, and at the heart of this transformation lies a powerful force: artificial intelligence (AI). Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 This is not a politics of primordial identities, stubbornly resisting the winds of change. Kanchan Chandra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2016 While the winds of change alternate between hovering and howling over the world of golf, there is relative calm surrounding the Torrey Pines Golf Course — Monday’s wet forecast aside — as 156 players gather this week for the PGA Tour’s annual stop. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024 The winds of change are sweeping through industries, and the credit union and community banking world is no exception. Ashish Garg, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 Instant has been privy to the winds of change, and has realized that their multi-function wonder cookers have to have the ability to air fry to keep up with the times. Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023 The film follows Shafqat (Chowdhury), a father of two adolescents and a loving husband, who is a firm believer in the ideals of monogamy but the winds of change take a big test of his ideologies. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023 Toward the end of her career, the winds of change began to blow harder against Feinstein. Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023 Colorado stirred the winds of change further last week by voting to leave for the Big 12. John Marshall, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023

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“Winds of change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winds%20of%20change. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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