customary
Example Sentences
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Ivanov said Russian contractors stand apart because they do not rely "on an abundance of heavy machinery and bureaucratic red tape, as is customary among American military specialists".
From Barron's
But after Homeland Security’s hijacking of Capra’s message, I made time to watch the entire film, which I’ve seen at least 10 times, before its customary airing on NBC.
From Los Angeles Times
In the Wong Kim Ark ruling, the court relied on this “customary law of England, brought to America by the colonists.”
From Salon
The commentariat has responded to the document in all the customary ways.
This “customary affinity for the socially bizarre” — as the New York Times put it in a 1976 article on SoCal’s “flourishing” psychics — has been a curiosity for those who come from colder coasts.
From Los Angeles Times
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