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routine

[roo-teen] / ruˈtin /




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Current and former government officials familiar with the companies’ environmental record called them routine bad actors.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Overall, the evidence does not support routine opioid use for acute pain.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

“During processing, the traveler underwent additional inspection, a routine part of CBP’s inspection process when officers need to verify information or determine admissibility,” CBP said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s forecasts about the future of artificial intelligence earned him a cult following on the internet, where his investment firm’s routine regulatory filings are studied like scripture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Zoya Malkova, the aircraft mechanic who described the bone-chilling training routine at Engels, called the students from universities and aviation institutions “elitist”—including herself.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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