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First of all, as a rule, Mark and I are not generally for throwing sandwiches.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2025

Or to honesty, as a rule, though he insists that this account of his disastrous Venetian sojourn is genuine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

"This is surprising, as unlike DNA, which as a rule never changes, most RNA molecules are extremely short-lived and are constantly being exchanged," Toda explains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2024

His protagonists are smart, street smart, shrewd, skillful or some combination of those qualities as a rule.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Actually in the Shire in Bilbo’s days it was, as a rule, only the richest and the poorest Hobbits that maintained the old custom.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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