usual
A2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈjuːʒuəl/US /ˈjuːʒuəl/
Meaning
adjective
that happens or is done most of the time or in most cases
“This is the usual way of doing it.”
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“And by every usual standard, I was the biggest failure I knew.”
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