norm

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The investor visits to company sites are just one of the options SpaceX is weighing, and are in line with Musk’s record for flouting norms in the corporate world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Until the 1990s, the norm was near-total inscrutability from officials about their thought processes.

From The Wall Street Journal

For five decades, U.S. presidents have stuck to a choreographed set of norms around Taiwan, the most dangerous flashpoint in U.S.-China relations.

From The Wall Street Journal

So now I’m unsure: Is my dad’s behavior actually unusual, or am I just reacting based on the norms in my social circle?

From MarketWatch

"If we can transform the sense of guilt ordinary consumers may feel about using disposable products into something positive, and make using recycled products the norm in society, it will become economically viable," he said.

From Barron's