as a matter of course
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Electronic warfare disrupts communications and navigation as a matter of course.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
It’s so rare because failure — by pitchers as well as batters — is expected as a matter of course.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2025
And that’s how the pardon power operated in early American history: Prosecutors and judges routinely recommended clemency in unjust cases, which presidents granted as a matter of course.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2024
The council said six bins were provided as a matter of course - paper, plastics, cans, glass, cardboard and food - alongside non-recyclable waste.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024
The judges then indicated that as a matter of course they would talk with me privately.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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