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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From the darling of Cupertino and the glory of taking the first step into a brave new world to a late-arriving afterthought, Apple’s MacBook Air has seen the highs and lows of the technology rollercoaster since 2020.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Partly because various legal and regulatory barriers stand in the way of this brave new world, barriers erected precisely to avoid a situation in which all of life becomes subject to market operations—but also because there are plentiful dangers lurking, as well as opportunities.
—Nicolas Colin, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
The traditional demand modeling tools that rely on historical trends are no longer sufficient in this brave new world.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The November election was supposed to have ushered in a brave new world of media and entertainment M&A, but so far not so much.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Partly because various legal and regulatory barriers stand in the way of this brave new world, barriers erected precisely to avoid a situation in which all of life becomes subject to market operations—but also because there are plentiful dangers lurking, as well as opportunities.
—Nicolas Colin, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
The traditional demand modeling tools that rely on historical trends are no longer sufficient in this brave new world.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The November election was supposed to have ushered in a brave new world of media and entertainment M&A, but so far not so much.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brave new world
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“Brave new world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brave%20new%20world. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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