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paradigm

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


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His appointment as envoy to everywhere has shifted the paradigm, in plain sight.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

The result points to a potential new treatment target for the disease, which Macauley called "paradigm shifting."

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

However, I do feel like, over generations, a paradigm was broken, and new sounds have been created that don’t necessarily abandon the roots of our music, but were created out of counterculture.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Bernstein analyst Mark Newman just raised his price target on the stock to $3,000 from $1,700, saying that the company should benefit from the new paradigm in the way long-term agreements for memory are constructed.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

The new paradigm of collaborative research pursued in the ramshackle Rad Lab surprised visitors bred in the insular working style still prevalent in academia.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Since then, in rare public statements, Sutskever has publicly doubted whether simply scaling up current paradigms is sufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Sometimes a talent comes along that renders old paradigms obsolete.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Higher energy costs, higher interest rates and shifting economic paradigms from the AI-investment cycle are creating both winners and losers that the credit markets struggle to discount adequately.

From MarketWatch Mar. 31, 2026

"There has to be a change in paradigms that are at the foundation of how we run our society and the kinds of laws we create."

From Salon Apr. 15, 2025

Today “Hofstede’s Dimensions” are among the most widely used paradigms in crosscultural psychology.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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