practical
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"Practical strategies, such as avoiding the routine placement of saltshakers on the table, may also help reduce habitual salt use."
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Practical jokes; coffee breaks; banter; and, certainly in my experience, plenty of slagging for the journalist tagging along in the back of the car.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Practical large-scale quantum computers are still years away, but International Business Machines is betting the underlying technology can be used sooner than that.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
When I wrote “Coup d’Etat: A Practical Handbook” in 1968, I didn’t anticipate that it would still be in print in many languages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Several of his papers found their way into learned publications such as Transfiguration Today, Challenges in Charming, and The Practical Potioneer.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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