Example Sentences

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The agreement regularizes the status of seven bishops who had been appointed by Beijing over the years without papal consent, and sets out a process of dialogue going forward to name new ones.

From Fox News • Sep. 26, 2018

Once she regularizes her documents, the authorities might let her back in, but if she was in a condition in which she needed frequent attention, it might be better if she were near you.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2018

Under the guise of regulating the shuttles, the program regularizes the status quo – allowing the private buses to continue using the approximately 200 bus stops it already uses for a nominal fee. 

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2014

Once the player regularizes his status in Europe and gains experience, it is easier for him to move from one team to another.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2010

Thus analogy not only regularizes irregularities that have come in the wake of phonetic processes but introduces disturbances, generally in favor of greater simplicity or regularity, in a long established system of forms.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward