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practitioner

[prak-tish-uh-ner] / prækˈtɪʃ ə nər /
NOUN
expert
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STRONGEST


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In August 2020, the Scottish government instructed the SQA to revert any downgraded results to teacher and practitioner judgement.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The key to family harmony with either of these approaches is to maintain the person’s dignity as much as possible, said Kate Nattoli, a certified dementia practitioner with Crescent Grove Advisors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

A newspaper columnist myself a quarter-century later, I am loath to judge strictly the instantaneous reaction of a fellow practitioner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Beyond its neo-futuristic design, the BioCharger is made up of four mechanisms that “work together intensely,” says Avital Sarir, a practitioner and client coordinator at Oxynergy2, a Hyperbaric Oxygen Center that has its own BioCharger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Later to become the treasurer-general of the ANC, Arthur was a scrupulous medical practitioner.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

According to Rose-Dorland, some practitioners associated with CleftInject "offer a majority of our treatments free of charge", especially for people's first treatments.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The UPCCs in north-west Wales were set up in 2022 and are staffed by advanced nurse practitioners, GPs and physiotherapists, who treat patients with urgent health problems on the same day.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Mehndiratta, who joined Thrive as a partner in 2021 and previously worked on data science at Blackstone, said the company builds dedicated engineering teams alongside experienced practitioners in each industry to find and remove bottlenecks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

NHS England said: "It is totally unacceptable young people were put at risk of harm because some practitioners at the WellBN practice provided care they were not commissioned to deliver by the NHS."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

So they were overwhelmingly solo practitioners, handling wills and divorces and contracts and minor disputes, and in the Depression the work of the solo practitioner all but disappeared.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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