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Normal - definition and meaning
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
A town of central Illinois near Bloomington. It is the seat of Illinois State University, founded as a normal school in 1857.
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NORMAL - Normal police responded to a report of an armed robbery in the 1500 block of Northbrook Drive.
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NORMAL -- Alyssa Palmer led the way with 17 points, six steals and five rebounds as University High earned a 48-40Corn Belt Conference victory on Senior Night in Normal on Thursday.
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NORMAL -- A power outage has affected traffic lights at several intersections in Normal and left Normal City Hall and residents in the dark.
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NORMAL - Normal police investigated the attempted armed robbery of a shuttle bus driver on Wednesday night.
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NORMAL, Ill. - Kansas failed to come from behind Sunday afternoon, in Normal , Ill., falling
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NORMAL, IL - The Normal CornBelters, presented by the Illinois Corn Farmers, knocked off the visiting Gateway Grizzlies for the second straight game by the score of 3-2 Sunday evening at the Corn Crib in Normal.
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NORMAL -- The University High School girls basketball team survived a two-point first quarter and a 28-point performance by Eureka guard Caty Eeten to earn a hard-fought 45-40 Corn Belt Conference win over the Hornets at Normal on Monday.
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NORMAL -- Alyssa Palmer led the way with 17 points, six steals and five rebounds as University High earned a 48-40Corn Belt Conference victory on Senior Night in Normal on Thursday.
News from www.pantagraph.com 2010
NORMAL -- The University High School girls basketball team survived a two-point first quarter and a 28-point performance by Eureka guard Caty Eeten to earn a hard-fought 45-40 Corn Belt Conference win over the Hornets at Normal on Monday.
News from www.pantagraph.com 2010
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