Example Sentences

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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

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

“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

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 Guerinot, J. V. (Joseph V.)