as a matter of course
idiom
—used to say that something will or should happen because it is natural, usual, or logical
You should take proper precautions as a matter of course.
We went out to dinner on her birthday, and as a matter of course we paid for her meal.
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In a workplace culture where deadlines are respected and met as a matter of course, there should be no need for fake urgency because the team will naturally be on track to meet its targets.
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Sally Percy, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
But its bread and butter is funding the kind of routine vaccines given to infants in rich countries as a matter of course, like the polio vaccine or the measles and rubella vaccines.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 6 July 2024
But certain parts of the government also resist declassification as a matter of course.
—William Burr, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2019
Government officials cull wallabies and kangaroos as a matter of course.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
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Sally Percy, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
But its bread and butter is funding the kind of routine vaccines given to infants in rich countries as a matter of course, like the polio vaccine or the measles and rubella vaccines.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 6 July 2024
But certain parts of the government also resist declassification as a matter of course.
—William Burr, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2019
Government officials cull wallabies and kangaroos as a matter of course.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for as a matter of course
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“As a matter of course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20a%20matter%20of%20course. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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