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something or someone serving as a basis for imitation
The thesis paper provides a new paradigm for educational practices.
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Recent Examples of paradigm
These constellations are another part of the new paradigm.
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David Szondy
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026
The Value Creation Alternative Contrast this with the emerging paradigm of value creation that has already transformed the world’s most successful organizations.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Broadly, every year there’s a new paradigm for AI.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 May 2026
The third revolution demolished the paradigm’s moral justification—that inequality is meritocratic and that wages reflect what workers are truly worth.
—Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
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David Szondy
may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026
The Value Creation Alternative Contrast this with the emerging paradigm of value creation that has already transformed the world’s most successful organizations.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Broadly, every year there’s a new paradigm for AI.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 May 2026
The third revolution demolished the paradigm’s moral justification—that inequality is meritocratic and that wages reflect what workers are truly worth.
—Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradigm
example
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His tiff with Lindsay is a prime example.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Another example of that was seen on Tuesday night.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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