average/normal/general/usual run of

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: the usual or normal kind of (person or thing)
She's not like the average run of students.
The place is different from the usual run of restaurants.

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These are a far cry from your average run of the mill frozen pizzas. Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Joao Pedro, above, scoring a double straight off the bat yesterday — in some style too — was an extension of a period when (unlike the usual run of things at Stamford Bridge) everything seems to be going Chelsea’s way. Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 July 2025 Bands play weekends, and the weeknights feature the usual run of bar promotions such as a trivia contest on Tuesdays and karaoke Wednesdays. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025 These may seem like small figures but in the general run of such accountings, this is a remarkable move in a relatively short time. Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 The goal came against the general run of play as FCD controlled most of the first half. Peter Warren, Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2023 In the normal run of things, Bunner says, around 4,000 barrels need to be tasted after the first fermentation before a clear view of the quality of a vintage emerges. WIRED, 8 Oct. 2022

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