practical
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A menopause reckoning requires a range of perspectives, a spectrum of platforms, and, perhaps most important, a willingness to be uncomfortable — both with practical details and with the indictment of institutional sexism and ageism.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026
The practical effect of those milestones has helped spur others to chase Musk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
Alice Parfitt, conservation officer, said: "It would be great to see local communities getting hands-on through wildflower seeding and planting, practical habitat management and creative workshops."
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
I am hoping you can impart some practical, real-world knowledge on this subject.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
But the term ‘natural philosophy’ was unsatisfactory because it implied the new philosophy was rather like the old, that it had no practical application.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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