new normal

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|originally chiefly|_|Canada|US|idiomatic}} A [[current#Adjective|current]] [[prevailing#Adjective|prevailing]] [[situation]] which has [[emerge]]d [[recently]], that [[differ]]s [[dramatically]] from the [[previous#Adjective|previous]] one and is [[expect]]ed to [[remain#Verb|remain]]. {{defdate|from 1920s}}
2. {{lb|en|euphemistic}} The [[COVID-19]] [[pandemic]] and associated social changes.

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