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That doesn’t necessarily mean this new social norm of having to text before you call has serious consequences, or that phone calls are the only way to maintain friendships.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

"We will have to find a societal norm, a framework for the use of these products."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I guess I did miss out on high school and ‘the norm.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

By May, Polymarket had brought fraud rates back to the industry norm, a person familiar with the matter said, in part by limiting the number of debit cards users could link to their accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

They are a family, a modern family outside the norm, but not so unusual that plenty of others wouldn’t recognize themselves in it.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Despite all the public discourse around loneliness and the need to connect, the cold call violates some of the communication norms we’ve spent decades developing.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Crime is still twice what it was before the pandemic, so it is better, but against historic norms, it's still extremely high," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The norms between your husband and his brother were cemented far before you entered his life.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

There, the stress of the combat operations, repeated deployment extensions and uncertainty about when they would return home all contributed to deteriorating standards, discipline and group norms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

I doubt all the Erudite want to study all the time, or that every Candor enjoys a lively debate, but they can’t defy the norms of their factions any more than I can.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth