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What does as a rule mean?

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Adverb
  1. (idiomatic) In general; most often.
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Players will not be long enough at any one club to qualify for benefit as a rule.
Generally, as a rule, it is best to take your herb tea one hour before eating, on an empty stomach.
Second, as a rule of thumb, our advisories are generally about very serious problems.
Once a week, as a rule, usually on Sunday, a ship's company was ordered to assemble into their divisions.
Young people, as a rule, prefer novelty to conventions, breaking fresh ground to following the beaten track.
I suppose I forgot to mention it, but as a rule we don't allow renegades to partake in raids on the houses they used to belong to.

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