as always
idiom
—used to say that something was expected because it always happens
As always, dinner was delicious.
Your children, as always, were very well-behaved.
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The Supreme Court’s decision remains, as always, our guidepost.
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Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Pitchers, as always, will be tougher to lock down for the tournament, which has taken on greater meaning to big leaguers since its inception in 2006.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Thank you as always for the insightful questions, everyone.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Soon there is violence and terror, and then arguments over how to respond to that, and then Ellie being as headstrong as always, consequences be damned.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Pitchers, as always, will be tougher to lock down for the tournament, which has taken on greater meaning to big leaguers since its inception in 2006.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Thank you as always for the insightful questions, everyone.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Soon there is violence and terror, and then arguments over how to respond to that, and then Ellie being as headstrong as always, consequences be damned.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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“As always.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20always. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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