normalizing
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"When platforms stop enforcing their own rules against threats, hate, and harassment, they become complicit in normalizing intimidation and harassment of elected officials," said Imran Ahmed, chief executive of CCDH.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
“I think that irrational exuberance that we saw in the dot com era … is just window dressing to cloak what, to me, is normalizing an addictive behavior in our society,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
This model lowers the cost barriers while normalizing early access.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
However, the research suggests that normalizing blood sugar should be a primary goal, regardless of whether weight changes.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2026
“It’s not normalizing anything if everyone just pretends they don't see it or that the tampons don't exist.”
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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