practice
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Gould said the project also taught health and safety best practice and gave prisoners experience of using machinery and equipment.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
In practice, most eggs never leave the cryotank.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
“That said, much work still needs to be done to understand how widespread this practice is, and to hold bad actors accountable for laws that may have already been broken.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
You have experienced some sharp practice, and you need a blunt approach.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
It really was the extra practice that I craved.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Breathwork originated from traditional practices like yoga and has been used in other fields like martial arts for centuries, says Stuart.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Fun or not, other bosses have decided to channel their energy into practices that don’t draw laughs but can win over employees in different ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The researchers point to several practices that can encourage soil life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
About a decade ago, personal struggle led him to seek out spiritual practices, and that healing guided him toward being of service to others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“You don’t usually do that, so don’t start worrying about that now. All you can truly control is committing yourself to practices and doing your best out there.”
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
And as skilled as she was at this repartee, it never came off overly practiced.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
But they taught my siblings and me not to be ashamed of our roots and to give to those less fortunate, a philosophy that Parton practiced to the end of her 80 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
At a naval base on the main island of Luzon, the Marines practiced downing drones using their latest truck-mounted counterdrone system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Our parish lived and practiced American Catholicism’s long tradition of welcoming the stranger, the outcast, the refugee — following the example and words of the Gospel we read every Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Here she practiced, holding on to a jutting rock and letting her body float out straight.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
But beneath all that cuteness, the girls are practicing something more consequential.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Neither spent much time practicing law; Mr. Obama soon moved on to academia, Mr. Vance to venture capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
One group has started practicing parkour in a playground.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
A lot of times they were practicing lawyers, but mainly politicians.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
I wanted to ask, Who are you practicing for?
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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