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Recent Examples of modus operandi
That’s my ultimate modus operandi.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
The relationship that developed from this starting point was truly singular in its expectations, standards, and modus operandi.
—Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
That has always been his modus operandi.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Crazy weather, of course, is modus operandi at MWOBS, and over the years the forecasters at the top of the peak have published photos and accounts of truly bizarre phenomena.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2025
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
The relationship that developed from this starting point was truly singular in its expectations, standards, and modus operandi.
—Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
That has always been his modus operandi.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Crazy weather, of course, is modus operandi at MWOBS, and over the years the forecasters at the top of the peak have published photos and accounts of truly bizarre phenomena.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for modus operandi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modus operandi
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The Wuthering Heights press tour, for which Margot Robbie has returned to method-dressing mode, is near impossible to escape.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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The mechanical process involves reclaiming and shredding pre-consumer footwear uppers in a closed-loop method to create ThermoPlume PrimaLoft ReRun material.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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Football fans, now is the time to set yourself a reminder to make early Valentine’s Day plans for next year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Republicans last year cut about $1 trillion over a decade from Medicaid and declined to extend covid-19-era subsidies that had lowered the cost of health plans under the Affordable Care Act.—
ALI SWENSON,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The fancy men are very rude to Tristan, which is terrible manners and therefore very UN-fancy, but Charlotte likes him.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
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The manner of death was ruled homicide, and the cause of death was a gunshot wound.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Malinin acknowledged taking a measured approach to what is widely considered the sport's most difficult jump.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Mingarelli and colleagues hunted for supermassive black hole binaries using their new approach in 114 Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs), the bright central regions of galaxies where supermassive black holes are ravenously feasting on surrounding gas and dust.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Crystal is focused on personalization—want the chefs to whip up your grandmother’s best cookie recipe?—
Scott Laird,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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To start, simply take the Sundays for Dogs quiz and answer a couple questions regarding your pet's recipe preferences, ideal serving size and eating cadence.—
Trisha Easto,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The risk remained even after researchers accounted for how closely people followed a healthy Mediterranean-style diet.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The co-founder of Airbnb, Gebbia ran through the new website with Oz, a former television show host, during the informercial-style event.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Jim's stock market commentary , market analysis , stock pick breakdowns , and Club Members' Mailbag offer an MBA-caliber finance education that is easy to absorb and apply to your personal investing strategies.—
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CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Now, platforms like ReelShort and DramaBox are testing out a similar strategy but leaning into low-budget, soapy series, instead.—
Lauren Wilson,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Across five courses, each cocktail is a Negroni variation transformed through techniques such as evaporation, infusion, and reconstruction.—
Melinda Joe,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Freestyle skiing adds dual moguls Freestyle skiing is bringing in dual moguls for women and men — basically the same sort of judging based on technique, flips and twists, plus speed, as the existing moguls event, but with two athletes going down the hill in adjacent lanes.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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