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new normal

American

[noo nawr-muhl, nyoo] / ˈnu ˈnɔr məl, ˈnju /

noun

a current situation, social custom, etc., that is different from what has been experienced or done before but is expected to become usual or typical.

We are facing a new normal that includes raging forest fires and prolonged drought.

Etymology

Origin of new normal

First recorded in 1920–25

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But come Sunday, he and his players will face up to their new normal.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Plus, how home buyers are strategizing around the new normal of high mortgage rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"We have to prepare... This is our new normal."

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

For those two things to be the new normal says plenty about the upheaval in one of the most turbulent summers in English cricket's recent history.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Finding my new normal, and that my new normal is Sandy.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

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