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paradigm

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


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Making a virtue of necessity, Mr. Zagorodnyuk’s operating concept describes a “new paradigm for air power” whereby Ukraine can achieve “the same effects” using “less sophisticated” means that are “much cheaper” but “equally effective.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

She’s not the only woman calling for one; doctors, researchers, and advocates regularly use this term to describe the paradigm shift necessary to ensure fewer women suffer.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

“We are in a new AI-driven memory paradigm where we see sustainability of favorable dynamics suggesting the memory trade may only be in the mid-innings today,” Muse said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

These types of tasks were a "perfect paradigm" for AI, Radclyffe added, leading to a "much shorter, much less painful process" once the technology was used.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

But it is not just his pan-European style that make Mahler such a paradigm for twentieth-century composers; he is also notable for the directness of his musical expression.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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