new reality

plural new realities

1. An unfavorable change or adjustment that affects one's daily life.

   As we all face our new reality in a world of “social distancing,” please know that we are holding you and your family close in our prayers.

   2020 March 17, Ellen Weaver, “Common Sense Public Policy Critical To Meet COVID-19 Crisis”, in Palmetto Promise

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   Two years [after Hurricane Matthew], and the evidence is persuasive: Tropical weather patterns really have changed and coastal communities — especially across the South — need to confront a new reality.

   2018 September 30, Ellen Weaver, “New storm reality requires new protections”, in Fay Observer