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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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So the good and bad news are the same for you: You don’t have one of those qualifying life-changing events.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

"We hope this film will go a long way to raise awareness of how to live whilst facing a life-changing diagnosis."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

I saw these and many other otherworldly species while on a life-changing backpacking trip to the island five years ago, which I chronicled for this newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Based on his 1997 children’s novella, this economical piece of autofiction chronicles a life-changing cross-country flight in 1962 from Travolta’s childhood home in New Jersey to the sunny streets of Los Angeles.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 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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