brave new world
noun
: a future world, situation, or development
also
: a recent development or recently changed situation
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The company was slow to enter the brave new world of computer technology.
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To get ready for this brave new world some police departments started with buying a few Teslas.
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Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
In many cases, judged on any objective criteria, the new Mercedes EVs will be the best cars the company has ever made, including the electric G. The customers, though, are as busy trying to get their heads around this brave new world as the automotive CEOs are.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
In the ‘future’ as imagined in The Assessment, the government allows most to live a somewhat civilized life, despite the limited resources in this brave new world (at least significantly better than in the old world, we’re told).
—Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
In this brave new world, countries need to improve early-warning systems and invest more in research to forecast and observe trends in waterspouts, scientists say.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
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Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
In many cases, judged on any objective criteria, the new Mercedes EVs will be the best cars the company has ever made, including the electric G. The customers, though, are as busy trying to get their heads around this brave new world as the automotive CEOs are.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
In the ‘future’ as imagined in The Assessment, the government allows most to live a somewhat civilized life, despite the limited resources in this brave new world (at least significantly better than in the old world, we’re told).
—Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
In this brave new world, countries need to improve early-warning systems and invest more in research to forecast and observe trends in waterspouts, scientists say.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
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