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Recent Examples of norms
Top American universities that serve as gateways to leadership could both broaden access and strengthen meritocratic norms in admissions by focusing more heavily on indicators of academic potential and reducing preferences that primarily track family income.
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Raj Chetty, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Unlike the interest rate norms of the past, however, rates here often remain higher for short-term CDs (which mature in under 12 months) versus long-term CDs (which have terms lasting multiple years).
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Studies show that consumers' climate change awareness correlates with stronger intent to buy EVs; factors like attitude, social norms, and perceived behavioral control significantly drive EV adoption.
—Erica Van Buren, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
When possible, participate in external standards groups to avoid designing governance in isolation and to keep your practices aligned with emerging norms.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Appeals to human or democratic values and norms have zero impact on the proud and public violators of those values and norms.
—Michael Gecan, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Industry norms have developed to smooth over those differences.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Often, traditional behaviors, expectations, and norms on the part of employers, industry, and even their own families hold women back from maximizing their career potential.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
This economic instability feeds directly into the collapse of political norms, Dalio told Fortune on Wednesday.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Raj Chetty, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Unlike the interest rate norms of the past, however, rates here often remain higher for short-term CDs (which mature in under 12 months) versus long-term CDs (which have terms lasting multiple years).
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Studies show that consumers' climate change awareness correlates with stronger intent to buy EVs; factors like attitude, social norms, and perceived behavioral control significantly drive EV adoption.
—Erica Van Buren, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
When possible, participate in external standards groups to avoid designing governance in isolation and to keep your practices aligned with emerging norms.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Appeals to human or democratic values and norms have zero impact on the proud and public violators of those values and norms.
—Michael Gecan, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Industry norms have developed to smooth over those differences.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Often, traditional behaviors, expectations, and norms on the part of employers, industry, and even their own families hold women back from maximizing their career potential.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
This economic instability feeds directly into the collapse of political norms, Dalio told Fortune on Wednesday.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for norms
Noun
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The state spent more than $20 billion without uniform standards to measure effectiveness.—
Julie Watts,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In Hong Kong, this positions MKS to contribute to the HKPMCC’s governance and system design, ensuring interoperability with global standards.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, was killed in custody after being arrested by the morality police for improperly wearing her hijab.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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During the 2022-23 Woman, Life, Freedom protests, sparked by the death of the young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police, Pahlavi called for rallies against the Iranian government in the United States, Canada and other countries.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Norms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/norms. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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