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practitioner

[prak-tish-uh-ner] / prækˈtɪʃ ə nər /
NOUN
expert
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STRONGEST


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Anyone in these groups who is considering a new activity or a more physically demanding exercise routine should first speak with their treating physician, general practitioner, or a sports medicine specialist.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

"I'm gobsmacked at the amount of evidence in this one," Anthony Horan, who works as a senior environmental health practitioner for the authority.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

As with so many land mines in our broken healthcare system, having a reliable and trustworthy practitioner to consult and query regarding the reality of compounded medications is the best solution.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Tiffinne Perkins, a nurse practitioner who ran an Ohio-based weight-loss clinic called Enbody, appeared on the local news and lifestyle morning show “New Day Cleveland.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

In 2008, she obtained her PhD. and joined United States Robots as a “Robopsychologist,” becoming the first great practitioner of a new science.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

Everyone from abortion-rights advocates to evangelicals to holistic health practitioners was rallying for cancer patients’ right to choose laetrile, all to the great frustration of medical authorities.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

After completing extra training she now works with non-profit organisation CleftInject, which help adults with scarring from cleft lip surgery find aesthetic practitioners who understand the condition.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Evans discovered through social media that treatments were available and found aesthetic practitioners in England offering it to those with scars.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Mehndiratta, who joined Thrive as a partner in 2021 and previously worked on data science at Blackstone, said the company builds dedicated engineering teams alongside experienced practitioners in each industry to find and remove bottlenecks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Abortion was, and still is, illegal in Iran, but women were either able to find medical practitioners willing to perform one or would take the back-alley route.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi


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