norm
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“I’m currently working on an accessible life-coaching resource in the style of an ‘80s TV show, using YouTube videos, to show others they can defy the societal norm of being miserable,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
"The only workable solution is to protect the norm of trans-inclusive provision across the country, in line with international human rights standards and Labour's own promises to the trans community" she said.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
For now, that aligns more closely with the norm; more often than not in at least the last 10 years, data show that front-month Brent has traded above front-month WTI.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
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
This is the norm when the police come to Grafton Hill.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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