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step change

noun

  1. a significant change, esp an improvement

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the US-UK deal marked "a generational step change in our relationship with the US".

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“In this next chapter, with exclusive spectrum, SpaceX will develop next generation Starlink Direct to Cell satellites, which will have a step change in performance and enable us to enhance coverage for customers wherever they are in the world.”

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That is a clear step change for Slot and, to an extent, a surprising turn back towards the 'heavy metal' days of Klopp.

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Research fellow Dave Hawkey said: "The parliament's recognition of a climate emergency in 2019 was not matched by a step change in policy. Instead, timid piecemeal initiatives crowded out more ambitious ideas."

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"The summit is a step forward, not a step change," he says, "A slight deepening of the trade ties, rather than something dramatically new."

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