traditional formula
Frequency: 6.47.9 per million words
A long-established method or way of doing something.
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- The museum followed a traditional formula for its annual gala, and donors loved the familiar rhythm.
- Her first novel sticks to the traditional formula of a quest, a crisis, and a cathartic return.
- Many family-owned restaurants succeed by keeping the traditional formula—simple menus, generous portions, and warm service.
- Critics argue that the studio relies on a traditional formula for holiday films, but audiences keep tuning in.
- The startup initially broke the mold, then adopted a traditional formula for scaling: standardize, systematize, and sell.
- Teachers sometimes revert to the traditional formula of lecture and drill when exam season approaches.
- He modernized the play without abandoning the traditional formula of five acts and a tragic flaw.
- The organizers are reconsidering the traditional formula for the ceremony to make it more inclusive.
- Our research shows that the traditional formula for community engagement—listen, pilot, iterate—still builds trust.
- Why change the traditional formula when it consistently brings in new members each year?