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  • 1in the ordinary course of things — in the ordinary, normal, etc. course of events, things, etc. idiom as things usually happen Syn: ↑normally • In the normal course of things we would not treat her disappearance as suspicious. Main entry: ↑courseidiom …

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  • 2in the normal course of things — in the ordinary, normal, etc. course of events, things, etc. idiom as things usually happen Syn: ↑normally • In the normal course of things we would not treat her disappearance as suspicious. Main entry: ↑courseidiom …

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  • 3in the usual course of things — index as a rule, generally Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4course — [kôrs] n. [ME cours & Fr course, both < OFr cours < L cursus, pp. of currere, to run: see CURRENT] 1. an onward movement; going on from one point to the next; progress 2. the progress or duration of time [in the course of a week] 3. a way,… …

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  • 5course of events — The usual way in which things happen or proceed ● course …

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  • 6course — course1 [ kɔrs ] noun count *** ▸ 1 series of classes ▸ 2 action someone chooses ▸ 3 way things develop ▸ 4 direction something follows ▸ 5 part of meal ▸ 6 area for sports ▸ 7 medical treatment ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a series of classes or lectures in …

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  • 7course — I UK [kɔː(r)s] / US [kɔrs] noun [countable] Word forms course : singular course plural courses *** 1) a series of lessons or lectures in an academic subject or a practical skill a drama/secretarial/Spanish course course in: an introductory course …

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  • 8course*/*/*/ — [kɔːs] noun [C] I 1) a series of lessons or lectures in an academic subject or a practical skill a drama/secretarial/Spanish course[/ex] You could do a language course abroad.[/ex] The school runs courses for beginners.[/ex] She s on a management …

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  • 9course — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 complete series of lessons or lectures ADJECTIVE ▪ computer, psychology, Spanish, etc. ▪ crash, intensive ▪ short …

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  • 10Things We Lost in the Fire (film) — Infobox Film name = Things We Lost In The Fire caption = Promotional film poster director = Susanne Bier producer = Sam Mendes writer = Allan Loeb narrator = starring = Halle Berry Benicio del Toro David Duchovny music = cinematography = editing …

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