norms
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"When you compare the games in the past and the games in modern times, so to speak, the norms of what people expect from a game have evolved naturally," Nintendo producer Hidemaro Fujibayashi told me.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
The question now is how much Elon Musk will be able to circumvent industry norms and speed things up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The many challenges along the way included a request by Evans to be cut in on potential profits from the film, which A24 agreed to, going against norms in documentary filmmaking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"That goes against all of the norms that we have within the NHS in Scotland around safe prescribing practices."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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
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