routinely
adverb
rou·tine·ly
rü-ˈtēn-lē 
ˈrü-ˌtēn-
: as a matter of regular occurrence
Airlines routinely sell tickets to more people than the plane can seat, counting on several people not to arrive.—
Andrew Victor
Andrew Victor… he routinely slept with one arm dangling off the side of his bed and his feet kicked free of the sheets.—Holly Black
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Hospitals should never be targets in war, but Putin is a war criminal who targets hospitals routinely.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Viewership on YouTube has grown steadily, routinely outdoing tune-in on Netflix and other streamers, commanding more than 10% of all viewing through a TV set on a monthly basis, according to Nielsen.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
White-hat hackers and cybersecurity firms routinely offer penetration testing (ethical hacking) services to help companies find and fix vulnerabilities before bad actors exploit them.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Black Americans, from steelworkers to white-collar professionals, were routinely denied F.H.A. loans and often suffered under redlining policies that made homeownership prohibitively expensive for them.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Viewership on YouTube has grown steadily, routinely outdoing tune-in on Netflix and other streamers, commanding more than 10% of all viewing through a TV set on a monthly basis, according to Nielsen.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
White-hat hackers and cybersecurity firms routinely offer penetration testing (ethical hacking) services to help companies find and fix vulnerabilities before bad actors exploit them.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Black Americans, from steelworkers to white-collar professionals, were routinely denied F.H.A. loans and often suffered under redlining policies that made homeownership prohibitively expensive for them.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Routinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/routinely. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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