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life-changing

[lahyf-chaynj-ing] / ˈlaɪfˌtʃeɪndʒ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
altering a person's life in a substantial way
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Batter’s path was set when, at college, a librarian introduced him to a slender, exquisitely fashioned poetry quarterly called Peck & Peck: “about eighty pages of—and I know this sounds ridiculously dramatic—throat-grabbing, life-changing words.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Williams was watching the stream on a television as his wife and son were getting ready for bed when a life-changing fortune became theirs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

According to Hamid's brother, he had been promised a passport, Syrian citizenship, a house, and a weapon, in return for delivering Tice - life-changing rewards.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The whole experience has been life-changing for Krystyna.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

It’s not a life-changing amount, but it is progress.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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