normalize
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Earnings are likely to normalize for the new year starting in October, due to the lack of major new game launches, Sato says, forecasting declines in game-segment sales and operating profit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
With Strait of Hormuz flows unlikely to normalize soon and repairs to Gulf refineries targeted by Iranian attacks expected to take months, the market could remain tight and keep margins elevated for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“If even directionally accurate, this would suggest that the current favorable pricing environment is unlikely to normalize any time soon,” Slowinski said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
If China releases more fertilizer or Gulf sulfur shipments normalize, that trade could reverse quickly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 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
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Most experts are working with the assumption that it will be several weeks, if not months, before Middle Eastern production normalizes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 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
“It normalizes the use of AI replicas and synthetic performers rather than drawing a firm line protecting human performers and their jobs,” said Chuck Slavin, a background actor and performer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
It also normalizes elite privilege by reframing it as relatable aspiration.
From Salon ● May 18, 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
Zverev, who followed brother Mischa, 9 years his senior, says traveling to pro events as a kid helped normalized the ATP Tour early.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ramesh said he hopes to be back to more normalized shipping within the next two weeks, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
There was a "chance we may have a deal today or tomorrow to open the strait and move towards a more normalized position in this conflict," he told CNBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
He said the talks are aimed at opening the strait and moving toward a “more normalized position.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 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
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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
But to avoid feeling complicit or like we’re normalizing something we know to be harmful, there are discussions to be had—amongst ourselves at least.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Glencore had guided to the unit’s performance normalizing in the second half of the year but there is clearly upside given that energy market dislocations continue, LaFemina writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
To sustain current prices, Yilmaz said the cease-fire needs to hold, negotiations need to continue and commercial shipping through the Gulf needs to keep normalizing without any renewed attacks or disruptions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 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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