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normalized

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past tense of normalize

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to make agree with a single established standard or model English spelling wasn't normalized until printed books became common

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Recent Examples of normalized Such attention to detail is normalized in a scientific setting - using extreme caution when transferring substances from surface to surface is standard practice. — Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Countries beyond the United States may be tempted to blackmail their allies, and the threat of nuclear attacks could become normalized. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Technology has normalized taking our work home with us, answering emails and messages at all hours of the day. — Ian Bogost, Time, 18 Aug. 2026 And while no country has fully normalized relations with the Taliban, Russia formally recognized their government last year. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 The unwinding of leveraged positions has also eased after regulators tightened rules and brokerages normalized margin and risk requirements. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Despite profanity being normalized, not all voters want to hear it from politicians. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Each metric was normalized to produce a final score out of 100. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026 Japan and China normalized diplomatic ties in 1972, ending war animosities. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

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Those results were then standardized on a 100-point scale, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of traveler happiness.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
In the agentic era, this layer is increasingly standardized through open frameworks like the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

— Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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