standard operating procedure

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His memorandum wasn’t an aberration but standard operating procedure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Being married while working is standard operating procedure for many feminists.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

An execution is botched if it does not follow standard operating procedure or departs from the requirements of the legal protocol that governs the conduct of executions.

From Slate • May 12, 2025

In keeping with what has been a standard operating procedure since Kawhi Leonard has returned, the Clippers didn’t play their All-Star forward in the fourth quarter Sunday night against the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

Therefore he was not technically a Hunt prisoner, and so was not bound by the institution’s standard operating procedure.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers