paradigm shift
noun
formal
: an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way
This discovery will bring about a paradigm shift in our understanding of evolution.
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But the field is already undergoing a paradigm shift, driven by technologies in widespread use that allow clinicians to temporarily store organs outside the body.
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Ted Alcorn, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The disproportionate impact of disasters on these communities demands a paradigm shift towards sustainable and equitable solutions.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
By the mid-2000s, when Cassini saw—and sampled—telltale plumes of seawater gushing from the south pole of Enceladus, a paradigm shift was clearly at hand: oceans were lurking practically everywhere scientists looked in the outer solar system.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2024
The Skyway Bridge disaster in Tampa prompted a paradigm shift in design in the early 1980s, said Mark Luther, a University of South Florida oceanography professor and director of the USF Center for Maritime and Port Studies.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Adapting to this new geopolitical reality demands a paradigm shift for policymakers.
—Jami Miscik, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2024
This work represents a paradigm shift of thinking of the dressing assistance task from one-robot-to-one-arm to two-robot-to-one-arm.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Feb. 2024
Schiff’s Senate win is ‘a paradigm shift’ in California’s north-south divide.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Upskill The Team To prepare for the quantum computing paradigm shift, tech leaders should focus on upskilling their teams in quantum principles and related technologies.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Ted Alcorn, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The disproportionate impact of disasters on these communities demands a paradigm shift towards sustainable and equitable solutions.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
By the mid-2000s, when Cassini saw—and sampled—telltale plumes of seawater gushing from the south pole of Enceladus, a paradigm shift was clearly at hand: oceans were lurking practically everywhere scientists looked in the outer solar system.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2024
The Skyway Bridge disaster in Tampa prompted a paradigm shift in design in the early 1980s, said Mark Luther, a University of South Florida oceanography professor and director of the USF Center for Maritime and Port Studies.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Adapting to this new geopolitical reality demands a paradigm shift for policymakers.
—Jami Miscik, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2024
This work represents a paradigm shift of thinking of the dressing assistance task from one-robot-to-one-arm to two-robot-to-one-arm.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Feb. 2024
Schiff’s Senate win is ‘a paradigm shift’ in California’s north-south divide.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Upskill The Team To prepare for the quantum computing paradigm shift, tech leaders should focus on upskilling their teams in quantum principles and related technologies.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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