norm
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“That’s not necessarily a bearish call, but just the norm. Since 1950, 10%+ corrections have occurred 0.8 times per year on average.”
From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025
“I grew up seeing women run the marathon as the norm. That 100% is a credit to Joanie going out there on the world’s biggest stage and normalizing it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024
"In these early epochs, the amount of gas around galaxies is so large that continuous star formation is the norm. But in this galaxy this process is not happening."
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024
“The pandemic has changed that norm. And so we were trying to figure out what does that mean for us going forward?”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2023
"We need to not be afraid of doing something different to the norm. There's a lot of peer pressure and we all have to fit in this perfect box," she added.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2022
Vocabulary lists containing norm
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Divergent
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