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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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This new paradigm has replaced the familiar VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) framework.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Security and governance remain paramount in this new paradigm.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
October 7 shattered this paradigm, as the state-of-the-art nation was briefly overthrown by the crude weapons of the dispossessed.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 30 Oct. 2024
What is clear is that attempting to stick to old paradigms will not work.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Security and governance remain paramount in this new paradigm.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
October 7 shattered this paradigm, as the state-of-the-art nation was briefly overthrown by the crude weapons of the dispossessed.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 30 Oct. 2024
What is clear is that attempting to stick to old paradigms will not work.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Paradigm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradigm. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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