in practice

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What that means in practice is less clear than it sounds.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

In researching how police departments use AI and how digital technologies operate in a democratic society, we have seen how quickly the shift from probabilistic prediction to operational certainty happens in practice.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

"But in practice, I think that'd be difficult."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

These issues have already led to biometric checks on British citizens being abandoned in practice at Greek border controls, despite Athens claiming that it had "successfully started the full operation of the Entry-Exit System".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“I want to win. Really bad. But I also don’t know that we can? We were trash in practice last week....”

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone