life-changing
Americanadjective
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He was taken to hospital where he received months of intensive care and has been left with life-changing injuries.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
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
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
I have been on many road trips in my life, most of which were planned around some age-appropriate, seemingly life-changing and specific-to-me-hilarious dramatic need for a change in home address.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
“But that’s not the life-changing part—” Dad started before I cut him off.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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