as is the custom
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The original engraved version is in Zurich, Switzerland, at Fifa's headquarters, as is the custom with all Fifa trophies - including the World Cup.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
She was initiated at a Transcendental Meditation centre and given a mantra, as is the custom, to be repeated silently and never shared.
From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2020
Bong himself never took the mic this time, letting his producer Kwak Sin-ae give the speech, as is the custom for this category.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2020
The prime minister, as is the custom, led the audience in three cheers of “Banzai!” — literally, “Ten thousand years!”
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2019
I will, as is the custom each year, call upon your hardworking, dedicated and grossly underpaid teachers to announce the year-end examination results and class standings.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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