the change

noun

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

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If approved, the change likely will exacerbate the disparity in annual revenue sent to the Bay Area campuses. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025 However, Sony acknowledges that subscribers may still occasionally receive PS4 games through PS Plus Monthly Games and Game Catalog after the change. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 The company would not publicly detail how the change would affect meteorologists at local TV stations. Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025 Most planning to expand did, but the change likely cost theaters several million dollars in gross. Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2025 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 7 Feb. 2025.

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