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normalize

[nawr-muh-lahyz] / ˈnɔr məˌlaɪz /




VERB
universalize
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Bloomberg Intelligence’s Yilmaz, meanwhile, said that if refining margins continue to normalize, that should eventually translate into some relief for wholesale and retail fuel prices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

“I won’t normalize somebody who said my childhood is just something I’m complaining about,” Acton said in a Tuesday appearance on Spectrum News.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Yes, it’s so valuable to teach our children to normalize repair and accountability, and to make it not such a massive deal to apologize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Citi assumes Fed rate hike pricing will remain until year-over-year core PCE starts to normalize next year, Williams says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

“I must point out that the move I have taken provides you with the opportunity to overcome the current deadlock, and to normalize the country’s political situation. I hope you will seize it without delay.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

I think as everybody got older, they started getting desperate to work and make money, and that normalizes you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Beyond the immediate security risk to worshipers, this rhetoric also promotes radicalization and normalizes the targeting of religion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

“Our biggest call…on the assumption of an unrestricted Hormuz, is that the oil market normalizes far quicker than consensus expects,” Macquarie strategist Peter Taylor wrote in a research note.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

According to Wilson, the critical issue for markets in coming days will be how quickly positioning normalizes.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

Nichols normalizes the text, spells out several names in full, and adds several unimportant notes.

From Two Poems Against Pope One Epistle to Mr. A. Pope and the Blatant Beast by J. V. (Joseph V.) Guerinot

“We’re in a much more stable environment than where we were a year ago or certainly even two years ago. We’re back into what I would consider the more normalized seasonal trends.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The new Vision returns to a lonely, disconnected world where AI companions are an increasing part of our lives, if not entirely normalized.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Newspaper ads for brides were normalized and proliferated in 19th century America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The International Energy Agency recently pushed its timeline for normalized Middle East energy flows into 2027 from late 2026 previously.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

It was a breathtaking moment, for in one sweeping action he had virtually normalized the situation in South Africa.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“Given our baseline of normalizing inflation, peaking energy prices and more dovish central banks, 10-year bonds should gradually move from headwind to hedge in portfolios,” said the strategists.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

By the end, he managed to orchestrate the Abraham Accords, an agreement normalizing diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Israel.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

These accords involve Arab or Muslim countries normalizing relations with Israel.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the death of the U.S. servicemembers “stiffens our resolve”, raising the specter of escalating American attacks and a further challenge to normalizing transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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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