usual course

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But the usual course of treatment is rounds of chemotherapy and radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Roberson’s has followed the usual course of death penalty cases, bouncing from court to court.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

Dr Booth added: "We would be delighted if the cancer research community now uses our artificial intelligence tool to see improved outcomes for patients who won't benefit from the usual course of chemotherapy."

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024

But on May 7, he decided to deviate from the usual course.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

It is only after 200,000 other worlds have been colonized that, in the usual course of things, our solar system would be accidentally discovered to harbor an indigenous civilization.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan