standard operating procedure

Example Sentences

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But in Louisiana, it’s been standard operating procedure for more than a century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

But much of Newhouse’s approach now seems like standard operating procedure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

Rewriting and whitewashing the past, whether of a nation or its leaders, is standard operating procedure.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

Ms Chadha says the police have to follow a standard operating procedure when a woman lodges a complaint.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024

But his standard operating procedure is to ignore me.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan