Mentions of the word "change" have steadily increased over the past decade across the political spectrum, raising fascinating questions about the existential ways in which "change" is being manifest across the societal landscape:

US-based web searches for the word "change" have steadily climbed over the past nearly 20 years, suggesting this is a long-term trend.

Looking historically, mentions of the word "change" in books took off from the start of the 1900's, accelerated from the 1950s, decreased from the 1970s, peaked in 2010, and decreased through the data's end in 2019..