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practices

  • plural
    of practice.
    practice
    noun
    habitual or customary performance; operation.
  • present tense form
    of practice (3rd person singular).
    practice
    noun
    habitual or customary performance; operation.

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Trump is especially interested in Section 301, which is meant to remedy foreign trade practices that are discriminatory, unfair or unreasonable, and that burden U.S. commerce.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

"Where I went was unfamiliar to me, it was like nowhere I'd ever been before, and there were practices and behaviours that were completely alien to me," he added.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

However, the researchers caution that this geographic pattern could reflect differences in coroner awareness and testing practices rather than the actual distribution of cases.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

Can medical practices be paid to act on it?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The more she practices, the sooner she'll be back into her native tongue, the aunts insist.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez