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practice

[prak-tis] / ˈpræk tɪs /


NOUN
business; clientele of business
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Florida’s $44 million football coach had barely set foot inside his team’s practice facility when he noticed a glaring issue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The first band practice didn't exactly show promise.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Earning my keep right now,” Donald said after Rams practice Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

In 43 years of practice, Haubrich has only had to activate this step three times.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

She baked him a birthday cake, and the two of them ate it themselves when Mr. Garner and the twins were at football practice.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Alabama is seeking an injunction for TikTok to change its practices, civil penalties and damages.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

Bringing Chinese firms to the US may also raise questions about Chinese business practices, subsidies and overcapacity, all of which may draw more fire and questions than Xi or his party would like.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Humboldt County Supervisor Steve Madrone saw it as codifying practices that could help rebuild trust in the community, which he said Cal Fire had lost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Selling items like hand-breaded chicken would require many locations to add kitchen equipment and make changes in food-handling practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Sounds like this isn’t the first time Avery’s missed soccer. She’s skipped a couple of practices, but Eliana covered for her, and the coach never called Aunt Jen.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Solmssen practiced law and maintained a second career as a writer, publishing five novels as well as nonfiction work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Employers have reported concerns in precisely those areas, though those skills can also be taught and practiced.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

After we talk, she plans to do a bit of tai chi, for which she uses an app on her phone and which she wishes more people practiced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Together, the chemical evidence and distinctive tooth damage suggest that hunter-gatherers in Sulawesi practiced habitual betel nut sucking over long periods, leaving striking physical changes in their teeth.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

She was a practiced, phenomenal flirt, “Now, Doctor—be candid!—am I not correct when I say you are an enigma past finding out? You know I am.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

I got through the rest of that week by practicing karate, thinking about karate, going to karate after school every day.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee




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