norms

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Home prices are still edging higher on a national basis, because the supply of homes for sale—while rising—remains below prepandemic norms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Porter’s willingness to buck party norms also raised eyebrows during her Senate campaign, when she entered the race for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat before Feinstein had announced retirement plans in early 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Appointees adapt to the committee’s norms, and the committee’s norms dampen the influence of any one voice.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Ellwood's memoir, published in 1714, shows how deeply ingrained these norms were.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

They were dressed in black, silent and dry-eyed, as befits the norms of sadness in a country accustomed to the dignity of grief.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende