norm
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Incorporation in regulatory havens, the prohibition of shareholder class actions, and heavy share-based compensation have become the norm.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The latter is baked into the law as a discretionary grant that is, despite USCIS’s description of it as an “extraordinary relief,” closer to the norm.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
That his hopefulness reads as synthetic or unrealistic is a broader indictment of how cruel the world has become, and how quickly we’ve accepted casual coldness as the norm.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Bikes, tricycles, roller skates and sidewalk games during the summer months were the norm.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Small ensembles playing 'Baroque’ instruments at lower pitch had become the norm.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing norm
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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