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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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“Reopening the Strait would set off a rapid but uneven normalization, with financial prices adjusting far faster than physical flows,” Kaneva said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Worse than normalization; we have descended into numbness.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

“This is part of the normalization of the housing market,” Brad Case, chief residential economist at Homes.com, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

I’d gotten a little more than I bargained for when I’d agreed to join Jules’s campaign for normalization.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely