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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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I wrote: “He was only 12, too young to think his life was ruined but old enough to understand he had gone through a life-changing experience.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

William has faced the life-changing experience of supporting his wife through her cancer treatment while watching his father fight his own battle with the disease.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The Met said a man was taken to hospital, where his injuries were assessed as neither life-threatening nor life-changing.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

First, we travel to Maysville, Ky., where two self-described “country hicks” turned down a life-changing $26 million offer from a company that wants to build an AI data center on their farmland.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

It was like my life-changing baptism two years before—only a different kind of baptism.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry




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