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practitioner

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


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When organizers went public in 2024, the university said it had “serious concerns — legal, academic, and operational — about a union purporting to represent almost all of our research, teaching, practitioner, and clinical faculty.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

She is a Menopause Society certified practitioner, the author of “Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy,” and the host of the podcast, The Second Opinion with Dr. Sharon.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The company is also increasingly using an advanced practitioner model, which involves nurse practitioners and physician assistants managing more complex patient care into areas like oncology, neurology, and rare diseases, which have more favorable economics.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Seeking a fresh start, Petriscak retired from her career as a geriatric nurse practitioner and left California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

If he lives in London he may know people who have consulted the medical practitioner and astrologer Simon Forman, who uses magic to help them recover stolen goods.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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