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What is a modus operandi?

What is a modus operandi? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
  2. (law enforcement) A known criminal's established habits and mode of work when committing specific offences, especially fraud, matched with characteristics of an unsolved crime to narrow down (limit to a specific list) or profile suspects.
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In tune with the usual modus operandi of the industry, the audio was released on Wednesday and people struggled to find parking place.
Serious problems arise, however, when instrumental reason dominates the institution's modus operandi and modus vivendi.
The modus operandi used by genre critics is still connected with means of definition and categorization.
Their modus operandi was to approach candidates ahead of the examination with the promise of showing them the paper in advance.
Fun is the band's modus operandi as they try to infuse the crowd with a swirl of positivity.
The modus operandi of the protesters is that they spot something on TV they think they can hype into an object of protest.

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