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paradigm

[par-uh-dahym, -dim] / ˈpær əˌdaɪm, -dɪm /


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“That being said, a true Terafab feels like a stretch to us, especially if the current compute paradigm is followed.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

“That is shifting the paradigm in terms of what serious players can do when events happen over the weekend.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The past few months have made investors question that paradigm, but it would be wrong to think Big Tech has lost its bite.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

“I have worked tirelessly to help create a better world, and firmly believe that a new paradigm, a new way of looking at our world and our place in it, is crucial.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole is a paradigm, a human institution possessed of a life of its own, self-regenerating, touched all around by human meddle but constantly improved, embellished by it.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas