for a change
idiom
: as something different from what is usual
Let's eat out for a change.
Why don't you help me out for a change instead of me always helping you?!
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And this one is located in Beverly Hills for a change.
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Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
Under the slogan Canary Islands has a limit, residents demonstrated simultaneously in Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and El Hierro and called for a change in the tourism model for the islands.
—Borja Suarez, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
And as the production dipped and Dominguez’s return from injuries proved productive in the minor leagues, the fans clamored for a change, one that certainly seemed justified if the criteria were solely the results in the batter’s box.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Last month, Idaho's Supreme Court ruled that the trial would be moved from Latah County to Boise following a request for a change of venue from the defense.
—Jenna Harrison, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
Under the slogan Canary Islands has a limit, residents demonstrated simultaneously in Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and El Hierro and called for a change in the tourism model for the islands.
—Borja Suarez, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
And as the production dipped and Dominguez’s return from injuries proved productive in the minor leagues, the fans clamored for a change, one that certainly seemed justified if the criteria were solely the results in the batter’s box.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Last month, Idaho's Supreme Court ruled that the trial would be moved from Latah County to Boise following a request for a change of venue from the defense.
—Jenna Harrison, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
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“For a change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20change. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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