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routine

[roo-teen] / ruˈtin /




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Dave went into surgery for a routine ankle operation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Participants were instructed to eat their peanuts in the morning or afternoon, but they could choose how to incorporate them into their daily routine.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

A meeting between a CEO and a major customer is routine business practice, Lee told MarketWatch, and that’s “precisely what makes these intelligence operations so difficult.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Premier League football has long owned the 3pm Saturday slot while the WSL has varied kick-off times, making it harder for fans to establish a regular routine.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

President Johnson and Secretary of Defense McNamara were telling the world that the American destroyers had been on a routine patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin.

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

Mr. Jones suggests that James sublimated doubts and forbidden desires into his stories and the routines of Cambridge and Eton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

There may be other contributory factors to any outbursts — including fatigue, lack of sleep, hunger, thirst, pain, infection, medications, bodily functions and irregular routines, among other many variables.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

"Unfortunately, so many women in the winter have to change their routines of running outside because they don't feel safe," says Hollie Thackway, founder of She Strides.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Hegseth, who rose as far as major during an Army National Guard career before becoming a Fox News host, regularly does televised exercise routines with troops.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Our daughters lived more deeply inside it than we did, in part because social media governed teen life and in part because their routines put them in closer contact with the public than ours did.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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