procedural

But it is a clever if knottily plotted police procedural and there are enough questions of substance—i.e. provocations of the sociopolitical variety—to keep one watching.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Severin said Etihad Airways' complaint "does not, of itself, establish procedural unfairness".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Months later, while receiving the hotel union’s endorsement, Raman said the second vote was merely procedural.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

This, the court said, was because the provisions prevented some individuals from accessing the asylum system on procedural grounds, including if they entered the country irregularly.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

While he had inherited problems in 367, he was determined to purify it of difficulties, procedural or spiritual, within a short period of time.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

It’s also a send-up of legal procedurals, with Lincoln’s cases including a fight over who’s the real Santa Claus and a custody battle that devolves into a theological debate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

This template is recognizable from any number of police procedurals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

A strain of comedy is common to team-based procedurals, and it’s certainly part of what’s kept “NCIS” going strong all these years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

Between that and bloodless network procedurals, death transforms from a tragedy and a sin into a mystery or a puzzle.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2024

The predictability and formulaic nature of such procedurals, the very qualities that turn off some viewers and critics, are what its fans value.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2024