life-changing
Americanadjective
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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
The actor and filmmaker was dirt broke when he turned down life-changing money for the movie he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Nobody should begrudge a fighter for accepting a life-changing world-title shot, but bypassing the traditional British, Commonwealth and European route removes learning fights.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Eagle-eyed traders may make hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the bet, but they will not make life-changing sums — the markets are not big enough.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The assignments, quite honestly, made me feel guilty for growing up in a time with a life-changing advancement, sort of like how we have medicine to cure common diseases that killed others in the past.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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