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matter of course





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Electronic warfare disrupts communications and navigation as a matter of course.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

It’s so rare because failure — by pitchers as well as batters — is expected as a matter of course.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2025

GMP said "as a matter of course" it had been in contact with Counter Terrorism Policing North West who had "offered advice" on some of the materials seized.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

These are “de novo” mutations that pop up randomly; most are far too rare to be worth testing for prenatally as a matter of course.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2024

The seasoned and successful, like Carl Heine, ignored them as a matter of course.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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