paradigms

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“But it can also be true that in this moment, in this security environment, the paradigms of the past may not be sufficient to meet the moment.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 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

They are suggesting robot workforces will rise to outnumber human populations, godlike smartglasses will replace iPhones as new computer paradigms and AI data centers will expand to outer space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

"This opens new paradigms for constructing opto-electronic and photovoltaic devices, such as light amplifiers, sensors and solar cells," says Inti Sodemann Villadiego, Professor at the Institute of Theoretical Physics at Leipzig University.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

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

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell