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normalize

[nawr-muh-lahyz] / ˈnɔr məˌlaɪz /




VERB
universalize
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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

TD Cowen suggests valuation played a role, as did poor earnings quality and a growing awareness that topline growth could slow materially as trading conditions normalize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

To be sure, it is still early in the month, and McElligott expects this figure to normalize as August continues on — unless investors continue to pile into bullish bets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 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

“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

“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

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

"We feel abandoned, and we believe this march is a way to express that, despite the passage of time, we have not normalized the violence and we want peace."

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

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

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

Rather than a threat to growth, rising interest rates were welcomed as a sign that the economy might finally be normalizing after years of sluggish growth following the 2008-09 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 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

Despite the potential blockade to come, analysts at Citigroup maintain a diplomatic solution nearing soon with flows through the Strait of Hormuz normalizing.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 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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