normalcy
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Psychologists call this normalcy bias, which is our mind’s assumption that things will continue as they always have.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
As the months drag on since her husband’s arrest, Ortiz has scrambled to maintain a sense of normalcy in her family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Some older users who remember a time before these policies praised a return to normalcy, while younger users questioned whether the changes signaled any decline in safety.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
UN children's fund official Abiodun Banire said displaced families needed psycho-social support services and basic supplies "so that they can get a sense of normalcy while they are going through this difficult situation".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
His pupils contract to pinpoints, dilate again rapidly, and then return to something resembling normalcy.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
It was little enough to ask for—a return to old values, old relationships, the normalcies of the backwash instead of the freneticisms of the lime-light.
From The First One by H. R. van Dongen
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