the change

noun

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

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Prior to the change, the Virginia Tech game was one of four games on the Hurricanes’ schedule that was set to be played on either a Thursday or Friday. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026 According to Android Authority, the change was reported by some users in Africa. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026 Although Rubin just takes visible-light images, the ability to show us the change in those images is where its real power lies. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026 With a two-thirds majority needed to make the change, there had been some doubt that enough clubs were in favour of swapping SCR for PSR. Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the change

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