standard-issue
adjective
stan·dard-is·sue
ˈstan-dərd-ˈi-(ˌ)shü 
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another standard-issue thriller with a man on the run desperately trying to find the baddie who framed him for murder
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Whitehouse’s politics are those of a standard-issue progressive Democrat from the East Coast.
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
While oud can be polarizing—prized by some for its longevity and scorned by others for its animalic bite—the version in this bottle is rounder, creamier, and more nuanced than your standard-issue oud oil, with a clarity that feels paradoxical given its depth.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
This is among the reasons why compounding is usually reserved for special circumstances—say, for a patient who can’t tolerate a standard-issue medicine, or when there’s not enough of the genuine good to meet patient demand.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Otherwise a standard-issue suburb, East Aurora was the home of a utopian Arts and Crafts guild, the Roycrofters.
—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
While oud can be polarizing—prized by some for its longevity and scorned by others for its animalic bite—the version in this bottle is rounder, creamier, and more nuanced than your standard-issue oud oil, with a clarity that feels paradoxical given its depth.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
This is among the reasons why compounding is usually reserved for special circumstances—say, for a patient who can’t tolerate a standard-issue medicine, or when there’s not enough of the genuine good to meet patient demand.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Otherwise a standard-issue suburb, East Aurora was the home of a utopian Arts and Crafts guild, the Roycrofters.
—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Standard-issue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard-issue. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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