(plural paradigm shifts) 1  A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. ( US) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new belief.
The use of IN GOD WE TRUST has not been uninterrupted. The motto disappeared from the five-cent coin in 1883, and did not reappear until production of the Jefferson nickel began in 1938. Since 1938, all United States coins bear the inscription.
Beginning in September 2010, Congress passed a series of continuing resolutions to fund the government. 1  1st Continuing Resolution, funding from October 1, 2010 through December 3, 2010, passed on September 29, 2010. 2  2nd Continuing Resolution, funding through December 18, 2010, passed on December 2, 2010.