norm
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When the BBC visited the London properties with the Met police, officers said squalid conditions were the norm when it comes to cuckooed premises.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 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
But what was once accepted as the norm is now being questioned, with growing calls for humane working conditions and limits on daily hours.
From Barron's • 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
You must not forget that a monster is only a variation, and that to a monster the norm is monstrous.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing norm
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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