in practice
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Stranded or struggling robots became the new Bird scooters — nifty ideas that proved more problematic in practice.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
If Step 3’s pretextual jury-striking analysis can be skipped in practice and insulated on review, Batson’s promise becomes thinner still.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
But in practice, it often does the opposite.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
How this is supposed to work in practice is anyone’s guess.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Claudia didn’t know that this sentence was a common one used in practice typing.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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