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usual

/ˈju.ʒuəl/ noun C2
  1. The typical state of something, or something that is typical. (uncountable)
  2. A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders. (colloquial, countable) · I'll just have the usual.· Two usuals, please.

Plural usuals

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As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Château d’If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1 · C1
Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 2 · B2
We performed the usual burial service, and he is at his rest, sewn up in his hammock with a thirty-six-pound shot at his head and his heels, off El Giglio island.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 3 · C1
We have purchased permission to waive the usual delay; and at half-past two o’clock the Mayor of Marseilles will be waiting for us at the city hall.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 26 · C1

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