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Dear Kate,
Thank you for posting your query in our community.
Per your description, you want to send email to users when the status of the list item changes.
It is possible that Microsoft Power Automate could meet your requirement, I found a thread which has the similar query with you in Microsoft Power Automate Community, such as: Solved: Send mail when status changes in SP list. (Trigger... - Power Platform Community (microsoft.com). So my suggestion is to post on dedicated Microsoft Power Automate Community, and you will get a more detailed and professional answer to your query there.
We appreciate your understanding.
Sincerely,
Jazlyn | Microsoft Community Moderator
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