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as in normal
what is typical of a group, class, or series
sales figures that are within the norm of a store of that size
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Recent Examples of norm
Humaira Bilquis is a documentarian whose films explore complex human relationships and sociocultural norms.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
Nothing about these styles challenged established norms of dress, or created new ones.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The Southern Sierra lagged significantly, with snow water content at 75% of the January norm and 27% of April’s average.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
The lion’s share of responsibility for Afghanistan’s pariah status falls on the shoulders of the clerics who insisted on regulating the behavior of women and girls in ways that violated international norms and made the Taliban politically toxic.
—Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
Nothing about these styles challenged established norms of dress, or created new ones.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The Southern Sierra lagged significantly, with snow water content at 75% of the January norm and 27% of April’s average.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
The lion’s share of responsibility for Afghanistan’s pariah status falls on the shoulders of the clerics who insisted on regulating the behavior of women and girls in ways that violated international norms and made the Taliban politically toxic.
—Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
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Temperatures will once again rise to nearly 20 degrees above seasonal normals.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
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This includes both the monthly and daily normals of precipitation, temperature, snowfall, heating and cooling degree days, growing-degree days, as well as frost and freeze dates spanning across close to 15,000 different observation sites.Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The storied manufacturer faced criticism for what many saw as slipping standards on its production lines in recent years.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
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Boeing has faced criticism for its safety standards in recent years but claims its turnaround is underway.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
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The Numbers Don’t Lie: More Applications, Same Number of Seats The Common App report shows that first-year applicants are up 5% this year, with students submitting an average of nearly five applications each.Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Faye’s data shows that 75% of American travelers are planning trips to Europe, spending an average of $5,832 per person.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The system will also need to pass compliance with international flight standards.Dario d’Elia, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
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Even if China did support U.S. accession, Beijing’s membership in the pact would make Washington more hesitant to sign up, out of concern that China was not fully complying with existing standards and would be in a position to dominate future rule setting.Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Norm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/norm. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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