standard operating procedure
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of standard operating procedure
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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His memorandum wasn’t an aberration but standard operating procedure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
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
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
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