practice
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“He’s right now working through every avenue that he’s got available to get back on track here,” said Johnson, who added that Williams probably would not practice this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Tax-loss selling, of course, is the practice of selling stocks held at a loss in order to offset any capital gains that investors may have realized earlier in the year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Under current rules, the clock does not stop in practice sessions in the event of a red flag caused by an incident, unlike in qualifying and races when the competition is suspended.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Law students educated in this way will be grounded in ethical and principled reasoning and adept at navigating an era when AI tools stand to shape changes in the practice of their profession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
There’s also the fact that I know my practice is much better when he’s not with me, and good practice is what I need right now.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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The couple is contesting the IRS’s claims in tax court, arguing their financial moves align with standard industry practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
In a statement, Google said: "This case centres around historical policies that have since been updated. From 2019 onwards, we've significantly evolved our practices and launched robust tools that make managing location data simple."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Nacua, an All-Pro who led the NFL in receptions last season, was sidelined for a few weeks of preseason practices because of a psoas injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
In his essay, Amodei proposed placing “embedded evaluators” within frontier labs and giving these auditors employee-level access to monitor AI practices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Coach is noticing. You can’t miss more than two practices and expect that he won’t.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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John Coltrane, who practiced incessantly, obsessed with self-improvement, was a gifted American trying to find his home on the range.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
For the last few weeks, the Rams have practiced in the late afternoon, which aligns body clock-wise with their impending morning kickoff in Melbourne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Comparable skeletal evidence also suggests that Princess Noub-Hotep and King Hor practiced archery.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
And as skilled as she was at this repartee, it never came off overly practiced.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
After that we all practiced front kicks and side-blade kicks while Ms. Platt counted in Japanese.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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I was in my 20s, and practicing consciously dating rather than hopping from one serious relationship to the next.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Much of my life is dedicated to preaching that art, and practicing reverence for it can be the glue that keeps us together when the world wants us torn apart.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
But an insurance policy for your pet doesn’t simply wipe those costs away, noted Quammen, a practicing veterinarian.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
When he began practicing urology in the 1980s, the common misunderstanding was that testosterone injections caused prostate cancer, further suppressing research and treatment of testosterone deficiency.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026
Those still close to Bobby asked the obvious question: If he was one of the best players in the world, or certainly in the United States, why couldn’t he make a living practicing his profession?
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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