standard operating procedure
noun
: established or prescribed methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or in designated situations
called also standing operating procedure
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Cartwell was never trained on the dangers of this practice, and DPW had not provided standard operating procedure training and certification.
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Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Either way, no one seems to understand what Demi’s endgame is in all of this, especially now that lie detector tests seem to be standard operating procedure on this television program.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said the four intentional walks and one non-intentional walk to Ohtani that followed might be pretty much standard operating procedure the rest of the Series.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
At the most basic level, media coverage recorded the standard operating procedures of archaeology and its openness to outside scrutiny.
—Daniel J. Sherman, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2025
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Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Either way, no one seems to understand what Demi’s endgame is in all of this, especially now that lie detector tests seem to be standard operating procedure on this television program.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said the four intentional walks and one non-intentional walk to Ohtani that followed might be pretty much standard operating procedure the rest of the Series.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
At the most basic level, media coverage recorded the standard operating procedures of archaeology and its openness to outside scrutiny.
—Daniel J. Sherman, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Standard operating procedure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard%20operating%20procedure. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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