norm
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The British former stunt coordinator has been at the forefront of intimacy coordinators becoming an industry norm for more than a decade now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the country had experienced an "exceptional, unprecedented summer", which was becoming the "new norm".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
If anything, they’re starting to feel like the norm.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Incomes have risen close to 4% in the past year, somewhat slower than the historical norm.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
My second-grade classroom turned out to be a mayhem of unruly kids and flying erasers, which had not been the norm in either my experience or Craig’s.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Economic pressures and changing social norms are driving couples in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria to have fewer babies, with a recent study saying Maghreb fertility was at a historic low.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Their returns over the coming years may well be on the lower end of historical norms if valuation measures such as Professor Robert Shiller’s cyclically-adjusted price/earnings ratio still have predictive value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"His nomination also carries a symbolic meaning, given that Baka went all the way to prove that what happened to him was not really in line with European Union norms," analyst Zsiga said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Daily retail net buying of single stocks remains at its lowest level since 2020, according to Vanda Research, with the 21-day average sitting well below recent norms.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
By the time she turned twenty-three, she gave in to societal norms and decided to get married to a first cousin she had never met.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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