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modus operandi

[moh-duhs op-uh-ran-dee, -dahy, moh-doos oh-pe-rahn-dee] / ˈmoʊ dəs ˌɒp əˈræn di, -daɪ, ˈmoʊ dus ˌoʊ pɛˈrɑn di /


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“Given the modus operandi of this market is to shoot first and ask questions later, we believe this selloff represents an attractive buying opportunity,” Monness, Crespi, Hardt analyst Brian White wrote on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Other digital asset treasury companies that sought to ape Saylor’s modus operandi have suffered a similar fate.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

His modus operandi generally is better understood when he is so considered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Authorities then discovered that other monks had similarly transferred money to Ms Golf - which police called her "modus operandi".

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

York could see that fashioning a modus operandi for the new lab that met both men’s specifications would be practically impossible, for “they were poles apart.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik