"McDonald's-ization" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} McDonald's-ization (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of McDonaldization Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: McDonaldization
    Sense id: en-McDonald's-ization-en-noun-5t7Z8MhT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Fans & Monograms at Westgate Mall got in 48 caps Wednesday and sold them all in 15 minutes, owner Rob Waterman said. Waterman said the frenzy reminded him of the run on the Nutmeg Rose Bowl caps around Christmas 1993. “I draw the analogy of the ‘McDonald’s-ization’ of America,” he said. “People think they can just drive up and get it. But manufacturers couldn’t pre[-]manufacture the cap. The game just happened Sunday.”",
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          "ref": "1998 April 26, “Mergers carry benefits, risks”, in Johnson City Press, volume 78, number 260, Johnson City, Tenn., page 35, column 3",
          "text": "Ed Mierzwinski with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group says consumers will pay higher fees and their privacy will be further invaded as merged companies trade each other’s customer lists. “The McDonald’s-ization of financial business hasn’t led to better french fries, it has led to higher prices, less choice, less innovation,” he says.",
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