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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