in practice

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“But in practice, many of those were the same bank, and so there wasn’t necessarily an incentive to keep prices low for merchants.”

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

“It says a lot about my training and teammates who push me in practice every day. I’m ecstatic.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

"I'm super grateful for that experience because I was able to really test the things that I've been working on in practice, in matches," she says.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The federal government was given the responsibility for putting down rebellions, which in practice meant crushing slave uprisings and resistance.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

In fact Maddie didn’t fly at night for a while after she’d clocked the hours and had her logbook stamped, and she had a difficult time keeping in practice because she used it so little.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein