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Think of American shipping companies plundering British ships, which was common practice once upon a time.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Constitution, and subsequent American practice that it reaches corruption in office for the personal gain of oneself or one’s family, serious criminality, and direct violations of significant provisions of the Constitution.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

But even if we ignore the self-interest of critics and assume that forward guidance was created with good intentions, it simply doesn’t work in practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Will Smith took part in batting practice Friday and caught a bullpen session.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

It really was the extra practice that I craved.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The disclosures were included in the mandatory end-of-quarter 13F filings provided by the San Francisco-headquartered fund, and the heavy concentration in just two companies, in closely-related sectors raises uncomfortable questions about risk management practices.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

On one side: beef ranchers and dairy operators who advocate sustainable and organic food and land practices; they note the seashore was established, in part, to preserve their way of life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Trump is especially interested in Section 301, which is meant to remedy foreign trade practices that are discriminatory, unfair or unreasonable, and that burden U.S. commerce.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

"Where I went was unfamiliar to me, it was like nowhere I'd ever been before, and there were practices and behaviours that were completely alien to me," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

“Without the terrible service and business practices, of course.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

He enslaved more than 100 people at Mount Vernon, and historians continue to grapple with the contradiction between the nation’s founding ideals and the human bondage practiced by its first president, among his strong mythology.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

But, unless you are a practiced safecracker, you can’t feel it cycling on and off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

I read a study years ago that fundamentally changed the way I thought about estate planning and how I practiced it as an attorney and, later, a wealth adviser.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Wellness as practiced and performed by Kennedy is certainly curated to project manliness.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

I never would have noticed if Sarah hadn’t practiced eyebrow waxing on me last summer.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

One group has started practicing parkour in a playground.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

A lot of times they were practicing lawyers, but mainly politicians.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

The gleeful melodies of the church choir practicing next door seeped in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Associates can now have a live voice conversation with an AI-generated persona of a shopper, practicing how and what to say to close the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

“Dad made chili and wouldn’t let me watch the animal channel because there was a basketball game and Janie was busy all weekend practicing that song for her stupid play.”

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold