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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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Policeman can lose sight of you as you drive through their roadblock, and criminals on foot don't actually come looking for you as a rule.
Once a week, as a rule, usually on Sunday, a ship's company was ordered to assemble into their divisions.
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.
Generally, as a rule, it is best to take your herb tea one hour before eating, on an empty stomach.
As I've said above, I've been surprised to learn how poorly paid title designers are as a rule.
The Malabar forms are closely affined to Malay types as a rule, although some are peculiar.

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