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practice

[prak-tis] / ˈpræk tɪs /


NOUN
business; clientele of business
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Unlike other schools, Mission College does not have its own tennis courts and rents courts at a nearby park to practice and play its home matches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

However, I have decades of practice holding back my inner She-Hulk.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

The findings raise the possibility that some puppies received particular attention or were raised under controlled conditions, potentially as part of an organized breeding practice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The practice is most common among younger, digital-native audiences, who each year become a larger and larger share of sports fans.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Like using a game controller you didn’t have enough practice on.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

A spokesperson for ETS defended the organization’s practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

For the human version, the best professional translation practices were applied: One professional translator’s work was checked by another, and a third proofread for readability.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Perhaps one of the most crucial practices they adopted, was what they call “the rumble,” which helped change the workplace culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The collaboration extended beyond working practices and into engineering.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

I realized in that moment it wasn’t about my injuries or missed practices.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

“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

"I practiced international transaction law, with all the appropriate credentials," she told Newsweek, without clarifying whether she held a US law license.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The devices are distributed across the front line and use the classic jamming method practiced for over a century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

Dobrynya fought with practiced movements and the ease of a man who spent years learning his art.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Zacharia, 41, is already under scrutiny over her legal credentials, after giving an inconclusive answer about where she had passed the bar exam, a prerequisite for practicing law in the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some kids truly have the resources to explore any of their interests, and to continue practicing them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

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

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

And even though I am still messing up on the piece I’m practicing, just holding Grace makes me feel better.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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