as always
idiom
—used to say that something was expected because it always happens
As always, dinner was delicious.
Your children, as always, were very well-behaved.
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Soon there is violence and terror, and then arguments over how to respond to that, and then Ellie being as headstrong as always, consequences be damned.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
The biggest question, as always, is whether Messi will play, and if so, how much?
Messi, two months shy of his 38th birthday, missed two and a half months last season due to injury and has missed games with minor injuries this season, as well.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
There was, as always, no way attendees could possibly have seen and done everything at WonderCon 2025.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Jennifer Coolidge delivers a memorable appearance as always as the Chuglass school’s vice principal Marlene, whose husband Clemente divorced her recently.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
The biggest question, as always, is whether Messi will play, and if so, how much?
Messi, two months shy of his 38th birthday, missed two and a half months last season due to injury and has missed games with minor injuries this season, as well.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
There was, as always, no way attendees could possibly have seen and done everything at WonderCon 2025.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Jennifer Coolidge delivers a memorable appearance as always as the Chuglass school’s vice principal Marlene, whose husband Clemente divorced her recently.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
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“As always.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20always. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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