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
Rohan (1)	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
Lucie	luy-SEE (French), luw-TSI-e (Czech)	French, Czech
Lavrenty	-	Russian
Maighread	-	Scottish
Xochitl	-	Native American, Nahuatl, Spanish (Latin American)
Nabu	-	Near Eastern Mythology