and change

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US, informal

: and a very small additional amount

There's only six minutes and change left in the game.

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Up until tonight, Raman has done a good job of communicating a message of hope and change, while Bass, as the incumbent, has repeatedly tripped on her record over the biblically bad four years of her first term. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Fuel-cell forklifts are zero-emission, can be refueled quickly, maintain consistent power throughout a shift, and eliminate the space required for battery charging and change-out infrastructure. — Josh McMorrow, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Here, the honey bee achieves the same objective with flexible structures that continually twist and change shape. — Mike McRae 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 Fast forward a century and change, to September, 2025, and Missouri Republicans once again passed a gerrymandered map. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for and change

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