as a rule
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Nonpublic investments like private equity are, as a rule, actively managed.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Starting Thursday, you may find it easier to place rapid-fire trades in stocks and options as a rule dating back to the dot-com era officially goes off the books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
First of all, as a rule, Mark and I are not generally for throwing sandwiches.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2025
She also told relatives her son would injure himself while sleep-walking, but a medical expert said pre-school children did "not as a rule sleep-walk", Mr Lumley said.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2024
In the late afternoon they were roused by the watch, and took their chief meal: cold and cheerless as a rule, for they could seldom risk the lighting of a fire.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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