practiced

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Macro trading, the strategy practiced by Scott Bessent before he became Treasury Secretary, is one of the few hedge-fund-like categories to do well since the war began.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

His great aunt, Jeannette Gagnier, told the newspaper that he and his brother would spend summers with her as he practiced his English to become a pilot.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

That gulf, between law as prescribed and as practiced, is among Mr. Loznitsa’s chief concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The women, who are against secession and for abolition but are practiced in the art of deceiving their neighbors, are involved with the Underground Railroad in some way that’s not exactly clear.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

While he was being carried on Wind Being’s back to meet with Pond and Darkness, Nathan had practiced many different ways of saying that he wasn’t going to the Third World.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young