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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.

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Brave New World ² American  

noun

1. a novel (1932) by Aldous Huxley.

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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.

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

For those who were hoping for a brave new world, there may be disappointment.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

We invited him to debate Jeffrey Kessler, co-lead attorney for the athlete plaintiffs in the House case that created this brave new world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The problem, says another, is that we can’t separate the promise of AI from its perils, which is precisely what Valerie finds to be true in this brave new world of her show.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

“O brave new world . . By some malice of his memory the Savage found himself repeating Miranda’s words. “O brave new world that has such people in it.”

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

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

Sharps enlisted Hutchinson and Brave New World — which had staged “A View From the Bridge” and “On the Waterfront” on the barge before — for a reading of “The Hook” in 2019.

From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

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

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley