customary
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Because OpenAI filed confidentially, as is customary these days, most investors will have to wait until closer to the IPO to see details of the company’s business including its finances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“We got the stick around pretty good today,” said Jorden Wells, who ran the first leg Friday instead of his customary second leg, which was run by Jaelen Hunter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
The disagreement reignited when the players met at the net once the match had finished, with both walking away without the customary handshake.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
As is customary in the genre, what we think of its protagonists is a subjective question, determined by perspective more than anything else.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
As was customary in their nineteen years of marriage, he left the grits on his plate untouched, an unexpressed but articulate declaration, rooted in geography, that the society he married into had not assimilated him.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing customary
"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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Unit 2: Pivotal Words and Phrases
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