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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But this is no longer done as a matter of course if someone meets the Rome Criteria for IBS.6
However, some people may feel better about the diagnosis of IBS after testing.
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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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 21 Dec. 2024.
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