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
Jovita	ho-VEE-tah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Jeanna	JEE-nə	English
Basemmath	-	Biblical Greek
Headley	HED-lee	English (Rare)
Leontyne	-	English (Rare)
Agre	['a:gri:]