practicing

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“I love physical challenges. I’ve had to learn how to sword fight, ice skate, shoot a pistol, taekwondo, horseback riding. It’s like practicing to be this other person, and it kind of rubs off.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

A practicing Mormon, Coppins had no previous experience with gambling but quickly learned how easily the “joyful naivete” of his initial use “could curdle into delusion and compulsion.”

From Slate • May 5, 2026

She spends much of her time practicing on mannequin heads in her childhood room.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

In describing Jonathan Miller, he writes that “among practicing Jews, Miller wasn’t truly a Jew, but he considered himself Jewish nonetheless.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

“You should be practicing for the video game tournament tomorrow. Otherwise you’ll never make it past the first round.”

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon