practice
Example Sentences
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Slowing down looks mundane in practice: giving eggs and butter time to lose their chill before baking; letting meat rest instead of slicing into it triumphantly too soon.
From Salon
Both practices, the researchers said, tend to depress sale prices.
From MarketWatch
Management practices will focus less on planning and forecasting and more on agility.
Cronin said earlier in the week that Booker sprained his ankle in practice, an injury the big man appeared to exacerbate against Arizona State on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times
The rule posits a person needs some 10,000 hours of practice to achieve mastery.
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