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routine

/ɹuˈtin/ adjective C2
  1. According to established procedure.
  2. Regular; habitual.
  3. Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.
  4. Boringly predictable, monotonous, and unchanging · I found the work pretty routine.
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“I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of everyday life.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 1 · B2
“I think anything out of the ordinary routine of life well worth reporting.”
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 40 · C1
But I hope that to lose one of your boots is not part of the ordinary routine of life over here.”
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 40 · C1
“Well, he asked me for anything outside the ordinary routine.”
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 40 · C1

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