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practice

[prak-tis] / ˈpræk tɪs /


NOUN
business; clientele of business
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Similarly, many campaigners have also blamed the practice for contributing to environmental damage.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Aaron Donald rejoined the Rams last week, but the three-time NFL defensive player of the year, who retired in 2023, has yet to go through a full 11-on-11 practice.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Per Mr. Horowitz’s practice, and his “Marble Hall” script, the parallel mysteries are cast with the same actors, playing similar roles in each.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

"The supervisory board has asked the executive board to develop a model for an evolved decision-making and group structure," the statement said, adding that approval thresholds would be "adjusted accordingly" to align with standard practice.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Not even the practice simulations I’d done with Regan where the worst-case scenario was that one of us would get annoyed and use our Chaos Cuffs to exit the situation, and then it hit me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

But slash-and-burn land-clearing practices also contributed to the damage, said David Gaveau, founder of the Nusantara Atlas.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

The study, however, didn’t attribute the lengthening delays to flaws in the single-payer system, but rather to the increasing complexity of cancer care and changes in hospital practices.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The completed scheme includes two state‑of‑the‑art GP practices, a new pharmacy, an extension to Seahaven Swim & Fitness Centre operated by Wave Active, and a creative/co‑working space.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

A federal judge ordered an end to practices that depress ad rates for web publishers, but declined to order a divestiture of Google’s ad exchange and other technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The fight for jobs was an old one, and little had changed in Durham since Louis Austin protested discriminatory hiring practices in 1953.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

This led to a long, profitable, well-publicized run as a familiar New York character: the courthouse fixer, connoisseur of the high life, agent of influence and lawyer who largely practiced law on the telephone.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Comparable skeletal evidence also suggests that Princess Noub-Hotep and King Hor practiced archery.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

And as skilled as she was at this repartee, it never came off overly practiced.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

But they taught my siblings and me not to be ashamed of our roots and to give to those less fortunate, a philosophy that Parton practiced to the end of her 80 years.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Ever since first grade, when the Palmers moved to California, Jonathan had practiced earthquake drills in school each year.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

In Bhutan's Paro, several hundred proponents of the idea are practicing everything from walking meditation to mindful eating -- slowing down to appreciate the taste, smell, texture and colours of food.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

But beneath all that cuteness, the girls are practicing something more consequential.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

One group has started practicing parkour in a playground.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The best part of her day is when she spends evenings practicing tai chi with a half dozen friends at a nearby park.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Instead, it is more likely that of the roughly twenty-five million people living in the United States in the early 1850s, more than a million were practicing Spiritualism of some kind.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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