new normal
(euphemistic) The COVID-19 pandemic and associated social changes.
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Having to consider everything I’ve never seen before to maybe be AI is pretty exhausting but I guess the new normal. My Thanks to others in this chain who have confirmed authenticity.
Hi, I'm Rini, and I have a full Let's Play of FF14 I've been working on since 2020! I do also pop up a stream when new normal mode raid content hits to share my first reactions to it. youtube.com/rinimt
"Trump is bragging that he passed all his cognitive tests... Then insane must be the new normal" ... #Art #Cartoon #Drawing #PoliticsOfBluesky #EastCoastKin
"Let's see now, if Trump has bragged that he passed all his conative tests... Then "insane must be the new normal" ... #Art #Draing #Cartoon #PoliticsOfbluesky #EastCoastKin
Completely off the rails and just accepted as our new normal because the GOP refuses to act to end the insanity and incompetence.
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(euphemistic) The COVID-19 pandemic and associated social changes.
However, the abnormal condition may last for a few years, and the tendency to return to the former balance may never be more than partially realized. That is to say, the abnormal situation may persist until it becomes a new normal.
“Completely off the rails and just accepted as our new normal because the GOP refuses to act to end the insanity and incompetence.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“this is your new normal, get used to being squishy ya lil squirt 💜🍼”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I feel like it is the new normal having experienced the past 5 years of drought here in the PNW”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It struck me that whether I can explain it or not, the next question requires is “will this be the new normal?” And that is not a lot of fun to contemplate.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh, no! It’s the same here in California though where the Sierras had record low snowfall. I sure hope this isn’t the new normal, but I worry that it might be 😔”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(originally chiefly, _, Canada, US, idiomatic) A current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain.
The new normal for this country is simply to survive economically.
New normal means: A current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain.. It is mainly Canadian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
new normal means: A current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain.. Register: informal, Canadian English. Often not understood outside its region; gloss the word on first use when writing for an international audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Having to consider everything I’ve never seen before to maybe be AI is pretty exhausting but I guess the new normal. My Thanks to others in this chain who have confirmed authenticity.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hi, I'm Rini, and I have a full Let's Play of FF14 I've been working on since 2020! I do also pop up a stream when new normal mode raid content hits to share my first reactions to it. youtube.com/rinimt”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Trump is bragging that he passed all his cognitive tests... Then insane must be the new normal" ... #Art #Cartoon #Drawing #PoliticsOfBluesky #EastCoastKin”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Let's see now, if Trump has bragged that he passed all his conative tests... Then "insane must be the new normal" ... #Art #Draing #Cartoon #PoliticsOfbluesky #EastCoastKin”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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