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practice

[prak-tis] / ˈpræk tɪs /


NOUN
business; clientele of business
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The catalyst for Ocon's departure from Haas was a falling-out with team principal Ayao Komatsu after Friday practice in Mexico City last weekend.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The researchers then calculated the total number of these trips under the proposed system and compared it with the current practice of changing clocks twice a year.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

“That does not describe how I practice polyamory at all,” Katz said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Bitcoin miners started turning to AI as mining, the practice of using vast computer power to solve equations to unlock the digital currency, became increasingly costly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Outside, Door headed to the field for practice, while Coal started walking toward the high school.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

The FBI is investigating the billing practices of autism-therapy provider the Perfect Child, according to documents and people familiar with the probe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The deal has been renewed until the end of 2028 but South Africa and Rwanda were given notice of their removal after an annual review that cited "concerning" practices.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

A free steak does not mean you have to acquiesce to bad sales practices.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Valencia has so much depth this season that the practices are more than competitive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

In the past few days, a flock of girls had started coming to our practices, sitting in the empty stands and pointing at us while they texted and talked.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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

Among the Knight truths: Players who practiced best always got to play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

“They’ve practiced when they didn’t want to practice. They’ve worked through the tears, the sweat, the hurt, the pain. That’s what made them special. They didn’t make it just because they’re tall.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Yet it’s an often preached theme that would, most of the time, be better off simply practiced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

She wanted it to be good, and she'd practiced in front of the mirror all summer and role-played with Reagan, but every one of those rehearsed lines disappeared out of her head like poof!

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Fighter jets are practicing hundreds of takeoffs and landings from flight decks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

In the work, Aang and Zuko are shown practicing fire-bending moves as two dragons move around them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Often Rosalía just translates herself: “This job doesn’t have more nobility than un carpintero haciendo sillas—a carpenter doing chairs. It’s just about showing up, about practicing, about trying.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Zacharia, 41, is already under scrutiny over her legal credentials, after giving an inconclusive answer about where she had passed the bar exam, a prerequisite for practicing law in the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

His siblings had also become distracted from their schoolwork and were busy practicing animal calls.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood


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