worldview
Americannoun
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worldviews
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of worldview
First recorded in 1845–50; translation of German Weltanschauung
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One conference speaker, Grindr CEO George Arison, told the BBC he believed this week's comments from Coxon and others were indicative of an "anti-civilisational worldview at Anthropic".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
In this version of the story, A.I. stops being a tool and acts as a being that behaves in accordance with its own worldview.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Their mother taught them at home using educational materials written from a biblical worldview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Aschenbrenner formulated the worldview behind his paper, called “Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead,” while he was still at OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Shay’s eyes narrowed, confusion clouding her face, as if her memories of the underground prison didn’t fit in with the rest of her pretty worldview.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
Badenoch and Burnham both look like they are enjoying themselves on the stage, and are both enthusiastic purveyors of the core of what are their very different worldviews.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Where much democracy research documents what people say they believe, ethnography examines how and why political worldviews take shape within the full context of daily experiences, relationships, and social environments.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
"Cooperation and action for security has no party colours, no political emotions, no worldviews or opinions," defence minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said at the signing.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
“Incels” is a term that generally refers to extremely online heterosexual men whose “involuntary celibacy” has shaped their attitudes toward women and other worldviews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
But I realized that my own oudook and worldviews had evolved.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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