the change

noun

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

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Biden administration officials said that the change could result in the approval of thousands of additional affordable mortgages each year, and that Americans with medical debt on their credit reports could see their credit scores increase by an average of 20 points. Madeleine Ngo, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 For Nuñez, the change happened in the second grade while living in seasonal housing near Salinas. Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025 The Thanksgiving week break came after high absence rates on Mondays and Tuesdays during the week of Thanksgiving prior to the change. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 While egg producers in the Wolverine State have had years to prepare for the change that will be implemented on New Year's Eve, the cost of switching from one housing system to another will still likely be pushed on to consumers in 2025. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 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. 2025.

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