business as usual
idiom
—used to say that something is working or continuing in the normal or usual way
Much of the town lost electricity in the storm, but for people with generators it was business as usual.
As the election nears, both political parties continue to blame each other for all the city's problems. In other words, it's business as usual.
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Hamas announced their names on Friday morning, projecting a sense of business as usual.
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Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The organization’s leaders recognized the need for a plan that encouraged greater collaboration among all stakeholders—farmers, buyers, funders and the board—as business as usual was no longer viable.
—Nancy Zamierowski, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Completing his PhD in 1979, the dissertation reported on his thesis that business as usual was creating environmental deterioration that would lead to climate change conditions.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
One academic physicist who requested anonymity to protect relations with DOE characterizes the change as a return to business as usual, noting that DOE didn’t provide additional funds to support PIER activities.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 5 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The organization’s leaders recognized the need for a plan that encouraged greater collaboration among all stakeholders—farmers, buyers, funders and the board—as business as usual was no longer viable.
—Nancy Zamierowski, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Completing his PhD in 1979, the dissertation reported on his thesis that business as usual was creating environmental deterioration that would lead to climate change conditions.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
One academic physicist who requested anonymity to protect relations with DOE characterizes the change as a return to business as usual, noting that DOE didn’t provide additional funds to support PIER activities.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for business as usual
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“Business as usual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20as%20usual. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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