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  • brave new world
    brave new world
    noun
    a new period in history resulting from major changes in society, especially technological; a future world or society experiencing positive and negative effects from major changes.
  • Brave New World
    Brave New World
    noun
    a novel (1932) by Aldous Huxley.

brave new world

1 American  

noun

  1. a new period in history resulting from major changes in society, especially technological; a future world or society experiencing positive and negative effects from major changes.


Brave New World 2 American  

noun

  1. a novel (1932) by Aldous Huxley.


Brave New World Cultural  
  1. (1932) A novel by Aldous Huxley that depicts the potential horrors of life in the twenty-fifth century. The title comes from a line in the play The Tempest, by William Shakespeare.


Etymology

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“We are in a brave new world of breathtakingly high prices and costs,” Johnson said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

What’s chilling about “Disruption,” an absorbing ensemble drama by Andrew Stein about the brave new world of technology, is that its dark vision of machines wresting control of human destinies doesn’t feel fantastical or futuristic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Companies are having to take extra steps to secure these types of communications. That's the brave new world we're in now."

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

Tech companies proudly touting that the imminent artificial intelligence revolution are pushing the stock market to ever higher heights, even as workers wonder what their role will be in this brave new world.

From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2026

“How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world ...” “Soma distribution!” shouted a loud voice.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

Dhar explores that question in his book, “Thinking With Machines: The Brave New World of AI,” and on his podcast and newsletter, “Brave New World.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

The company has released a number of new films this year including Captain America: Brave New World and Snow White.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025

Candice, 40, a UW graduate who has followed her father’s path into the music business, working as an executive for Brave New World, a local production company.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024

He said the titles included classics such as Brave New World and To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as “books that include LGBTQ+ subject matter.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

Brave New World Q 45 “What do I care about his reputation?”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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