normal course

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The final autopsy is not even done yet, and it might not be done in the normal course of events yet.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

The company’s agreement with Netflix offers “more flexibility to operate in a normal course until closing,” Warner Bros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Rocket Lab, which is up about 112% this year, doesn’t always go up on launch news since launches are a normal course of business.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

“That’s just the normal course of business for what the Fed should be doing to ensure there’s liquidity in the system.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 6, 2025

In the normal course of things, Alvarez almost certainly would have had to leave the problem at that, but luckily he had an impeccable connection to someone outside his discipline who could help–his father, Luis.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson