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routine

[roo-teen] / ruˈtin /




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Farhad, the chef, told AFP such exchanges felt routine at this point.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

His early years in Madras followed a gruelling routine: music lessons at dawn, recording sessions through the day and home close to midnight.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The water spill occurred during a routine effort to empty what the Orange County Health Care Agency called an “onsite stormwater/condensation tank located in an area unrelated to the incident site.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Telegrams between Wall Street and London became routine and Field was celebrated as a hero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The Maddox had been on a routine patrol, he insisted, no different from patrols carried out by American ships every day, all over the world.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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