new standard

A newly-adopted benchmark or measure; a new way of judging something. High unemployment rates have become the new standard due to the country's economic strife.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Merry	['meri]
Tobias	[tə'baiəs]
Neda (1)	-	Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Lorena (2)	-	English
Tova (1)	-	Hebrew
Chin	-	Chinese