norm

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According to experts who study the psychological profiles of strongmen dictators, escalation in such situations is the norm.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

By 1949, jamming of the signal was already the norm.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Until the 1990s, the norm was near-total inscrutability from officials about their thought processes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Tuesday’s episode picks up that thread with the future of the team in jeopardy and plays out differently from the “NCIS” norm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

But those broad gains mask the fact that poor and working-class students have nevertheless been falling behind; for them, not having a degree remains the norm.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times