norm
Example Sentences
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“Pekingology,” as this Chinese analog of Kremlinology is known, often involves poring over official speeches, documents and state-media coverage in a bid to divine insights from language, behavior and deviations from the norm.
The imagery of cameras and AI sparked alarm about how far connected home devices might stretch surveillance norms.
From Salon
Today, Bad Bunny faces similar backlash for challenging societal norms — both are simply pushing boundaries.
From Los Angeles Times
In the decades since, films challenging social norms or scrutinising institutions have more often faced resistance from the censors.
From BBC
“There has been a sweeping new vision prioritizing a break from traditional broadcast norms to embrace what has been described as ‘heterodox’ journalism,” she said.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.