norms

Example Sentences

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And U.S. gasoline inventories are well below seasonal norms, pointing to a tighter market.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

They policed their own house, enforcing norms of truth-seeking, maintaining scholarly integrity and rigor, and ensuring that students emerged with basic knowledge, employable skills and civic competency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

He pointed to "slowness, bureaucracy and norms that impede those who want to produce" as well as "decisions that we have put off."

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Once these norms are broken, it will take decades — if not generations — to repair them.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026

Like any explosion of modernity, outsourcing is challenging traditional norms and ways of life.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman