customary
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The deal is expected to close by the end of 2026 or early 2027, subject to customary closing conditions, Gruenenthal said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
That “would be a dramatic departure from the customary understanding of ‘waters of the United States,’” said Royal Gardner, a professor at Stetson University who has written a history of this debate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The customary roar of approval from Labour MPs followed as he took his seat.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
When Tamang did not receive her husband's customary morning call, she thought he must simply have been busy.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Until quite recently, it was customary to write “MP’s” and “1980’s” - and in fact this convention still applies in America.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
Under date August, 1569, in the accounts of the High Treasurer there is an entry, where the "customaries of Ochterairder" are mentioned along with those of St. Andrews.
From Chronicles of Strathearn by W. B. Macdougall
His Antiquities of Teutonic Law have shown that the codes of the Lombards, Franks, and Goths were not mere savage, brutal customaries, based, as had been supposed, on the absence of all law and right.
From Popular Tales from the Norse by George Webbe Dasent
Vocabulary lists containing customary
"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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