the change

noun

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

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Newsweek has contacted Google for more information on the change via email. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 With no warning and no time to adjust to the change in policy, this will prove catastrophic for the budget of nearly every biomedical research institution. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2025 Additional equipment, costing about $20,000, would be needed if the change is made. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 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 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 19 Feb. 2025.

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