usual
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Sainsbury's said it would be "business as usual" for customers, staff, and suppliers.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Shuttered storefronts lined Calle Real, the city's main commercial artery, where the usual flow of shoppers and residents had been replaced by scores of migrants milling around the streets.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
In the wake of online chatter about high-profile tour cancellations, Ticketmaster’s parent company said artists aren’t ditching shows any more than usual.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
When exercise was compared with usual care or no treatment, it probably lowered pain by about 7 points on a 100-point scale.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Maybe it was the new dress that made me look more critically at myself than usual: 45 years old, unmarried, waistline long since vanished.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The writer pointed to the standard empirical data points – consumer confidence, morale, the usuals – but eventually landed on the basic plausible theory that chasing down conspiracies is just plain fun.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
Expect the aforementioned usuals, along with snowy egrets wading under the willows, black-necked stilts scurrying along the banks and Canada geese floating nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
It is a Tuesday afternoon and I am sitting in the hairdressers, having both my usuals: a short back and sides and a mild attack of awkwardness.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2016
“You’re not going to get the usuals here,” says the chef.
From Washington Post
We get in the long line and get our usuals, a Caesar salad for her, a burger and milk shake for me, and a heaping plate of french fries for us to share.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
