practicing
Example Sentences
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Woods hasn’t played in a competitive tournament since the Open at Royal Troon in 2024, but he’d been practicing and appeared in a match at his TGL simulator league just a few days before.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
At a time when many doctors pride themselves on practicing precision medicine, that omission is striking and dangerous.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
Evan Jenness, a federal criminal defense attorney who has been practicing in the Central District of California since 1988, described an arrest inside the courtroom as “very, very unusual.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
“However, should further turbulence surface, retail investors will need to do what they’ve been practicing for years: stay disciplined, manage position sizing, and ride out the drawdowns.”
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
All the athletes are practicing for the intramural games.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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