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practice

[prak-tis] / ˈpræk tɪs /


NOUN
business; clientele of business
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Many companies have yet to close that distance between executive vision and everyday practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Her practice has long spanned painting, film and performance, using movement, gesture and culture to explore the body’s relationship to the landscape — and space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

In the meantime, oil users have been offered discounts on heat pumps, a code of practice is in place, and industry practices setting minimum order volumes at 500 litres for some consumers will be reviewed.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

But if the great promise of automation is that it gives employees more opportunities to practice hospitality, it’s worth asking what that hospitality looks like when customers scarcely encounter those employees in the first place.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

I always materialized into seat 10B when I did this particular practice simulation.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The film tells the true story of a Facebook engineer, Frances Haugan, who leaked internal documents to a reporter after becoming concerned about some of the company's practices.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Ritualized practices help patients, families and clinicians acknowledge realities that are emotionally and morally significant but difficult to express.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

In the meantime, oil users have been offered discounts on heat pumps, a code of practice is in place, and industry practices setting minimum order volumes at 500 litres for some consumers will be reviewed.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

"By understanding the complexity of bacterial blotch and the role of microbial communities, we can develop better eco-friendly management practices that reduce losses while improving sustainability."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Without the terrible service and business practices, of course.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

As the longevity physician Hillary Lin described it at a women’s health event, longevity medicine is “good medicine, practiced early.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The deciding game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves played silently on the Dodger Stadium scoreboard Thursday as Dodgers players practiced below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Solmssen practiced law and maintained a second career as a writer, publishing five novels as well as nonfiction work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Employers have reported concerns in precisely those areas, though those skills can also be taught and practiced.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

That meant sticking me in the back row with all the kids who didn’t take lessons over the summer, never practiced at home, didn’t come early for extra rehearsal.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

Their security team is led by Savage, with a crew of dedicated lesbians and a few men with guard cards to make sure no weapons enter the party, practicing deescalation, conflict resolution and mediation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Even so, ITPs remained unpopular with practicing mathematicians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The earliest scientific accounts of elephants practicing "self-medication" date back to the early third century.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Much of my life is dedicated to preaching that art, and practicing reverence for it can be the glue that keeps us together when the world wants us torn apart.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Yeah, I give up two afternoons a week to Black Alliance—that’s time away from practicing, but it’s worth it to me.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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