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practice

[prak-tis] / ˈpræk tɪs /


NOUN
business; clientele of business
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Although ideology "matters for symbolic encounters," it is "not that relevant" in practice, according to Oliver Stuenkel, an international relations professor at the FGV.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Cheiron, the centaur and tutor of heroes, runs a preschool, but “unfortunately, the medical practice and pharmacy could never cover Cheiron’s fees.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The suit contends that Anthropic was put on notice that it was improperly accessing copyrighted material, but continued with the practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

She might not have a responsibility to Holmes, but that doesn’t mean she can’t practice empathy toward her.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

I tried to practice like the teacher told us to, but Celia kept teasing me for being too intense.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Participants were recruited through dental clinics, pediatric medical practices, and Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Michigan, New York, and Iowa.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Many federal agencies also have civil enforcement powers to address unsafe, unfair, or deceptive business practices.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

Housing and communities minister Florence Eshalomi said, external the new code "will give drivers a range of rights and protections to make these unfair practices a thing of the past".

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission hit the company, then known as Facebook, with a record $5-billion fine for violating the terms of a 2011 FTC settlement over privacy practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

He could barely rely on his mom long enough to get to practices and meets, let alone a trip to a state that seemed halfway around the world.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

A graduate of Widener University Commonwealth Law School, she practiced law at her first husband’s firm and served as general counsel for a parking garage company owned by her second husband.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

"I practiced international transaction law, with all the appropriate credentials," she told Newsweek, without clarifying whether she held a US law license.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The devices are distributed across the front line and use the classic jamming method practiced for over a century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

As the longevity physician Hillary Lin described it at a women’s health event, longevity medicine is “good medicine, practiced early.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

I never would have noticed if Sarah hadn’t practiced eyebrow waxing on me last summer.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

But the 41-year-old acknowledged Thursday she had failed the bar exam, a prerequisite for practicing law in the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Well, that’s why the robots were practicing in my apartment.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Anytime I’m resting in rehearsals, he’s practicing… What you see on Tuesdays, that is his best…”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The earliest scientific accounts of elephants practicing "self-medication" date back to the early third century.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Like sewing the longest friendship bracelets or walking the most dogs at once. I was practicing juggling beanbags for, like, two hours in my room last night.”

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan


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