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modus operandi
[ moh-duhs op-uh-ran-dee, -dahy; Latin moh-doos oh-pe-rahn-dee ]
noun
- a mode of operating or working:
The aim of a scientist is to investigate the modus operandi of the natural world.
- one’s usual way of doing something: : MO
A criminal’s modus operandi can give the police a lead.
modus operandi
/ -ˈrændaɪ; ˈməʊdəs ˌɒpəˈrændiː /
noun
- procedure; method of operating
modus operandi
- The way someone does something; a characteristic method: “Her modus operandi in buying a new car always included a month of research.” This phrase , often abbreviated “m.o.,” is used by police to describe a criminal's characteristic way of committing a crime. From Latin , meaning “method of operation.”
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of modus operandi1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of modus operandi1
Example Sentences
Promoting unqualified white men over qualified women and minorities isn't just the modus operandi of the Trump administration.
Trump is turning the world upside down, stomping on common sense and sowing pure chaos — admittedly, his standard modus operandi.
Those short bits at least offered the pretense of objectivity — the “fair and balanced” mantra Fox News has long insisted is its modus operandi.
“Defendant’s modus operandi is clear: he will use his power, his money, his influence, and any pretrial release to endanger anyone who he perceives as a threat, including witnesses in this case.”
Of course, valuing the fake over the real is Donald Trump's modus operandi.
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