modus operandi

"The full facts remain unclear, but there is a Kremlin modus operandi that seems recognisable here."

They knew what they wanted, had evidently "cased the joint" in advance, had a brazenly simple but effective modus operandi, and needed no more than seven minutes to take their booty and get away.

Exploiting the country’s history of racism to maintain power and influence has become liberalism’s modus operandi.

Aster’s modus operandi, holding strong following his first three features, is to smother the viewer, piling on so many narrative threads that it becomes difficult to claw free for a broader perspective.

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