routinely
adverb
rou·tine·ly
rü-ˈtēn-lē 
ˈrü-ˌtēn-
: as a matter of regular occurrence
Airlines routinely sell tickets to more people than the plane can seat, counting on several people not to arrive.—
Andrew Victor
Andrew Victor… he routinely slept with one arm dangling off the side of his bed and his feet kicked free of the sheets.—Holly Black
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Among their demands are the removal of masks routinely worn by ICE agents as well as the repeal of a new DHS memo that encourages officers to enter homes without a judicial warrant.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Jan. 2026
Summer temperatures in Andalusia routinely exceeded one hundred degrees, and though the underbudgeted archive lacked air conditioning, the dryness of the air in Seville had a preservative effect.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Most local agencies routinely cooperated with federal immigration enforcement until the state’s Senate Bill 54 took effect in 2018.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Jan. 2026
Summer temperatures in Andalusia routinely exceeded one hundred degrees, and though the underbudgeted archive lacked air conditioning, the dryness of the air in Seville had a preservative effect.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Most local agencies routinely cooperated with federal immigration enforcement until the state’s Senate Bill 54 took effect in 2018.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Routinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/routinely. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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