the norm
noun
1
: an average level of development or achievement
She scored well above/below the norm in math.
2
: something (such as a behavior or way of doing something) that is usual or expected
Smaller families have become the norm.
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Real-time personalization across all touchpoints will become the norm, requiring marketers to increase their data collection and activation capabilities.
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Amy Packard Berry, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Ballot tabulators are air-gapped from the Internet and voter-verified paper records are the norm.
—Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Navigating The Multi-Cluster Labyrinth Multi-cluster and multi-cloud deployments are becoming the norm, bringing new challenges in connectivity and management.
—Ramasankar Molleti, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Ever since 2008’s Taken opened up a surprisingly durable late-career reinvention for Liam Neeson as a taciturn action star of tough-guy dad thrillers, frequently dispatching lowlifes who mess with his family, it’s become the norm to expect more of the same.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Amy Packard Berry, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Ballot tabulators are air-gapped from the Internet and voter-verified paper records are the norm.
—Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Navigating The Multi-Cluster Labyrinth Multi-cluster and multi-cloud deployments are becoming the norm, bringing new challenges in connectivity and management.
—Ramasankar Molleti, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Ever since 2008’s Taken opened up a surprisingly durable late-career reinvention for Liam Neeson as a taciturn action star of tough-guy dad thrillers, frequently dispatching lowlifes who mess with his family, it’s become the norm to expect more of the same.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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“The norm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20norm. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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