in practice
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“But in practice, many of those were the same bank, and so there wasn’t necessarily an incentive to keep prices low for merchants.”
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Neither of their team-mates, Liam Lawson and Alex Albon, took part in qualifying because their teams could not repair their cars in time after problems in practice.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The federal government was given the responsibility for putting down rebellions, which in practice meant crushing slave uprisings and resistance.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The law of supply and demand is simple in theory, but less so in practice.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
At the corral the stock horses snorted at us and rubbed their heads against the bars, and Specklebottom took a kick at a gelded friend just to keep in practice.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
