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During one six week study period, participants delayed their usual bedtime by 90 minutes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Over the last few days, demand was at almost 2.4 billion litres, working out as an extra 400 million litres more than usual each day, Severn Trent said.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In two — 1982-83 and 1997-98 — downtown L.A. got more than double its usual yearly rainfall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
This much silence from pop music’s most dramatic main character, biggest cornball and most profligate breadcrumb dropper has rattled the usual channels for all things Swift.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
This picture was different from her usual ones, drawn with thin lines of color, greens and yellows, instead of thick peat lines.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
I’m Kelvin Washington, alongside the usuals, Yvonne Villarreal, we got Mark Olsen as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
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
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
It’s not just the usuals — your Wolf Blitzers, your Charlie Roses, et al. — this time.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2015
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
