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normalize

[nawr-muh-lahyz] / ˈnɔr məˌlaɪz /




VERB
universalize
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The market seems to be increasingly pricing diplomatic possibility as though it were already physical supply, says Terri-Leigh Bennett, COO at CMS Prime, though negotiations don’t immediately restore infrastructure, normalize shipping or guarantee uninterrupted production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

As market pricing eventually settles on a 25-basis-point increase, short-term Treasury yields should normalize and the dollar is likely to face capped upside, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The only way to normalize it is we have to get comfortable talking about like it is not something different.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

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 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

Still, consumer advocates warn that introducing probabilistic rewards into daily retail purchases normalizes speculative risk in everyday life.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

“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

The president said he wanted to avoid an “economic catastrophe,” though investors will watch for how quickly shipping through the crucial waterway normalizes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 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

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

“The crude market has largely normalized, even as refined product supplies remain constrained,” J.P.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Roche’s Chief Medical Officer Levi Garraway said there was a meaningful proportion of patients reaching normalized glucose levels within less than a year of treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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

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

Rubner flagged more signs of a normalizing market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

President Trump said a landmark civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia is subject to the kingdom normalizing relations with Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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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