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established practices

NOUN
rule of the road
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"These practices are clearly breaking from established practices and certainly not very popular," he says.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2025

One by one, Tevye's daughters escape their arranged marriages and wed men they love, radically defying established practices.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2023

Pennington noted that the pandemic forced foundations to upend years of established practices to respond quickly to the pandemic, and they need time to make those changes permanent.

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 2021

In reality, Mr. Horowitz wrote, Mr. Comey could either follow established practices or policies — or not.

From New York Times Jun. 14, 2018

Therefore, since such are our traditions and established practices, it is obviously fitting that the plans should be worked out carefully, and with the greatest attention, before the structures are begun.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio




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