customary
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The report said the goal seemed to be to circumvent a $2,500 cap and add a $480 gratuity, or 20%, in a place where tipping isn’t customary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
However, tourists from the United States expect tipping to be customary and often do so to some extent, as do tourists from elsewhere.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
As is customary in the genre, what we think of its protagonists is a subjective question, determined by perspective more than anything else.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The meeting's minutes, released after the customary delay of three weeks, revealed divisions on the Fed's path forward.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
“It was customary for Lakota wives and mothers to hand weapons to their husbands and sons. And they had a saying that gave them encouragement and reminded them of their duty as warriors.”
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
Vocabulary lists containing customary
"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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