practicing

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Hours later, the country’s best women’s lacrosse player was back on that wall, simmering, practicing once more with that fifth-grade stick.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Physician groups such as the American Academy of Family Physicians argue that healthcare workers who aren’t medical doctors shouldn’t be practicing without physician oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

“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

“Why didn’t you mention that you two are practicing together?”

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari