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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The question is no longer if cannabinoids will be embraced by mainstream pharmaceuticals but rather when this paradigm shift will occur.
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Calvin Rasode, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
This paradigm shift enables organizations to maintain control over data access, usage and formats, fostering a more flexible and efficient data ecosystem.
—Chetan Mathur, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
In every paradigm shift of technology, hardware vendors are typically the first to benefit, Smith noted, pointing to the mobile internet tech transformation of the late 2000s and the 2010s.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Its spiritual successor, Sparking! Zero, seeks to bridge this 16-year gap by reclaiming its crown as the pinnacle of anime games and ushering in a paradigm shift in the genre by elevating it to dizzying new heights with its ambitious more is more philosophy.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
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Calvin Rasode, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
This paradigm shift enables organizations to maintain control over data access, usage and formats, fostering a more flexible and efficient data ecosystem.
—Chetan Mathur, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
In every paradigm shift of technology, hardware vendors are typically the first to benefit, Smith noted, pointing to the mobile internet tech transformation of the late 2000s and the 2010s.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Its spiritual successor, Sparking! Zero, seeks to bridge this 16-year gap by reclaiming its crown as the pinnacle of anime games and ushering in a paradigm shift in the genre by elevating it to dizzying new heights with its ambitious more is more philosophy.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
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