normal

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In normal times, 20% of the world’s oil flows through the narrow waterway to global markets, along with critical supplies of natural gas, fertilizer and other cargo shipments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

If Micron’s stock declines back toward the 200-day moving average, it would be “a normal pullback,” he added, though that would also look like a 30% drop from where it’s currently trading.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, said Trump’s attempts to bypass the normal confirmation processes are unconstitutional.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

For the rest of the month, they returned to their normal diet.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The air is cool, crisper than normal, but the ground isn’t wet, and her backyard is . . . not her backyard.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith