norm
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When updates did come, they arrived not from media briefings -- as would be the norm at an event of this scale -- but from press statements released via WhatsApp.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Hungarians’ preoccupation with inflation, health and household budgeting tracks with the norm in most European countries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“This is going to hurt families since it’s likely we see this become the norm across all airlines,” Nastro said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
According to experts who study the psychological profiles of strongmen dictators, escalation in such situations is the norm.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
The outcome of a revolution is, he argues, culturally relative, contingent, peculiar; but it leads to a period of stability during which progress is the norm.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing norm
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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