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Which scientist challenged a dominant astronomical paradigm after observing Jupiter's moons?

paradigm

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


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That will reward aficionados who rightly see the Cybertruck as a bold-yet-doomed attempt to break out of the established pickup paradigm and try something wildly different.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

According to leading mathematics experts, an orderly transition of the world’s digital systems to this new paradigm should avert an event that could otherwise send us back a century, technology-wise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

But that would require "a big paradigm shift" in energy demand in Turkey: "We need to change the demand from diesel or gasoline towards electricity," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

“This is a paradigm shift,” California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot told the board during Thursday’s hearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The research paradigm Ernest was creating was novel for everyone.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

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

"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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