practice
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The practice brought him a “profound peace,” says Emmons, 68, a retired psychology professor in Scarborough, Maine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
Asked about Farage expensing the party, a spokesperson for Reform UK told the Guardian: "As a standard practice, we do not comment on security matters."
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
The discovery sheds new light on a disturbing burial practice that archaeologists suspected more than a century ago but could not prove.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
The Lakers dodged an injury bullet as guard Austin Reaves is considered day-to-day with a bruise on his left heel, coach JJ Redick said after practice Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Then I showed Ronnie what he had to do to practice.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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But he drew scrutiny during the Covid-19 pandemic, playing a central role in counseling lawmakers on rules and practices related to testing, social distancing and masks during the outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Megaspeed said it hired a “leading U.S. law firm” to lead a comprehensive census of its graphics processing units and independently verify its export control compliance practices.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Clayton Colmon, director of curriculum design for online learning at University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts & Sciences, studies how emergent technologies influence traditional practices of writing and research.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
The EU already has a raft of laws covering data protection, artificial intelligence and online content but Brussels and campaigners argue there are gaps that leave consumers exposed to harmful digital practices.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
Civil rights advocates considered and rejected two other black women as plaintiffs when planning a test case challenging segregation practices: Claudette Colvin and Mary Louise Smith.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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This is a contemporary novel through and through, and Schoenbrun writes with practiced conviction, subtly differentiating the different characters’ perspectives without dropping the pace.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Mr. Talarico stood on a simple stage with a single microphone and spoke in a practiced casual air, doing his best to seem Obamaesque with a Texas twang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
I’ve practiced my profession exactly seven times longer than Caroline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 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
Then they dropped to their knees and reloaded, exactly as they had practiced in their drills.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
Snider has been practicing with his sugar pump, a tool used to inflate the ingredient into what will be the display’s centerpiece.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Cornerback Trent McDuffie is questionable after suffering a back injury against the Chargers and not practicing this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Speaking on behalf of the administration isn’t practicing law, so it’s unclear why whiffing the bar is germane, much less a firing offense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
But the 41-year-old acknowledged Thursday she had failed the bar exam, a prerequisite for practicing law in the United States.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Except then I remember that all Deb talked about when we were practicing was Kiki.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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