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new normal

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

noun

  1. 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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Graciela Ramírez, a 49-year-old cook in Puerto Vallarta, said she worried that powerful storms were the new normal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Such has become the new normal for frontier-model announcements in the post-Mythos age, where touting the guardrails can seem to outweigh posting the wins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I think it’s going to be kind of a new normal too,” he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The cops constantly drive by, but that’s the new normal in the Garden.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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