normalizing

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“I think that irrational exuberance that we saw in the dot com era … is just window dressing to cloak what, to me, is normalizing an addictive behavior in our society,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

However, the research suggests that normalizing blood sugar should be a primary goal, regardless of whether weight changes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Still another: The crown prince of Saudi Arabia wouldn’t have appeared this week in Washington with the U.S. president and spoken, however cautiously, of one day normalizing relations with Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

“Stronger guidance can amplify worries about overspending, while a modest raise can be read as the first sign that growth is normalizing faster than expected.”

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

“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