as always
idiom
—used to say that something was expected because it always happens
As always, dinner was delicious.
Your children, as always, were very well-behaved.
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The fourth rule, as always, is that this is for fun.
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Mondragon, though, mostly transcends meaninglessness by having to stare intensely at a stranger’s reaction — the medium is the message, as always.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
To look at it is to see the entire story of seduction and murder and tragic heroism through a single frame in which light itself, as always in cinema, is the lead actor and the source of revelation.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Food, as always in Austin, is part of the circuit.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
Mondragon, though, mostly transcends meaninglessness by having to stare intensely at a stranger’s reaction — the medium is the message, as always.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
To look at it is to see the entire story of seduction and murder and tragic heroism through a single frame in which light itself, as always in cinema, is the lead actor and the source of revelation.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Food, as always in Austin, is part of the circuit.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
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“As always.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20always. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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