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