business as usual
idiom
—used to say that something is working or continuing in the normal or usual way
Much of the town lost electricity in the storm, but for people with generators it was business as usual.
As the election nears, both political parties continue to blame each other for all the city's problems. In other words, it's business as usual.
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Because that which may be business as usual for company X might be an entirely new way of thinking and doing for company Y, and our judging and selection of the fifty CMOs recognized on this year’s list makes efforts to account for this.
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Seth Matlins, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Lowry has maintained business as usual, not addressing the video in any of her personal content or on her podcast platforms to date.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Weeks after being rattled by thousands of mostly small-scale earthquakes, the island of Santorini, the jewel in the crown of Greece’s tourism sector, is determined to return to business as usual — even as the quake phenomenon remain a mystery.
—Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The company intends to operate business as usual until the sale is completed, with no changes to how the company stores, manages or protects customer data.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Seth Matlins, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Lowry has maintained business as usual, not addressing the video in any of her personal content or on her podcast platforms to date.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Weeks after being rattled by thousands of mostly small-scale earthquakes, the island of Santorini, the jewel in the crown of Greece’s tourism sector, is determined to return to business as usual — even as the quake phenomenon remain a mystery.
—Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The company intends to operate business as usual until the sale is completed, with no changes to how the company stores, manages or protects customer data.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Business as usual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20as%20usual. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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