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normalization

British  
/ ˌnɔːməlaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of normalizing

  2. social welfare the policy of offering mentally or physically handicapped people patterns, conditions, and experiences of everyday life as close as possible to those of nonhandicapped people, by not segregating them physically, socially, and administratively from the rest of society

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The Indian company’s growth visibility is supported by its capacity expansion, regulatory normalization and portfolio upgrading.

From The Wall Street Journal

The normalization process began long before the current escalation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Worse than normalization; we have descended into numbness.

From Salon

The data suggest that recent productivity gains weren’t AI-driven, but merely reflected a normalization of worker productivity.

From Barron's

“The majority of Americans still believe in decency,” Obama said, adding that the normalization of racist and dehumanizing content reflects a dangerous loss of civic responsibility.

From Salon