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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Politicians like Jamaica’s Parliament Member Olivia Grange, are still pushing for a change in America’s policy that will allow the United States to grant full exonerations as necessary.
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Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
Read Next Immigration Prepare for a change in your U.S. travel with this visa waiver.
—Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
By 2022, Triple H's growing influence within WWE became clear, and he was positioned to take over once McMahon's exit made way for a change in leadership.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
This is precisely how the conditions for a change in their position—and for the release of our hostages—were created.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
Read Next Immigration Prepare for a change in your U.S. travel with this visa waiver.
—Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
By 2022, Triple H's growing influence within WWE became clear, and he was positioned to take over once McMahon's exit made way for a change in leadership.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
This is precisely how the conditions for a change in their position—and for the release of our hostages—were created.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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“For a change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20change. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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