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as in normal
what is typical of a group, class, or series
sales figures that are within the norm of a store of that size
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Recent Examples of norm
What's really behind the baby bust The reasons Americans choose not to have children are hotly debated in academic circles, with many attributing America’s baby bust to shifting priorities and societal norms.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Trump and his team want to act alone, unconstrained by allies, multilateral organizations, and international norms.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Household consumption still accounts for only about 40% of gross domestic product, far below advanced-economy norms.
—Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Humanitarian norms are trampled, and civilians pay the price.
—David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
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Security guards are tangled in the middle of ICE, migrants, observers, activists and press as courthouse dynamics play out in this new normal in America.—
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The surge of metal into the US pushed the London market into a full blown squeeze in October, and borrowing costs there still remain well above their normals levels of close to zero.—
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Capping those rates could backfire, resulting in significantly stricter lending standards and making credit unavailable to lower-income people or those with lower credit scores.—
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Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.—
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The group was tracked for an average of 25 years, during which time 3,208 participants developed dementia.—
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The analyst pointed to Chinese inventory levels, which seem to have risen 15% this month versus the December 2025 average, as a headwind.—
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An example of a standard in summer is a sherbert series featuring lactose and vanilla.—
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Recent data showed that police response is becoming faster, but still lags behind California standards.—
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“Norm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/norm. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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