: something that is to be expected as a natural or logical consequence
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Agents assume the worst, take immediate action, and evacuate Very Important Persons (VIPs) as a matter of course.—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026 These extra tasks are often assigned to us at work as a matter of course too: getting a farewell present for a colleague, organizing the office happy hour, planning a lunch event for the whole team.—Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026 Not to mention that some authors happen to naturally write word salads as a matter of course.—Literary Hub, 16 Apr. 2026 This time, the budget won’t be quite as bottomless, both because of NIL restrictions and as a matter of course correction.—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Contract workers receive none of those things as a matter of course.—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2026 As a matter of course, pundits and academics quarrel about political descriptors.—The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023