general practice
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of general practice
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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She added: "However, any reform of the fit note process must put the health and wellbeing of patients first, be fully resourced and avoid creating additional workload for general practice."
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“We reject any suggestion State Farm engaged in a general practice of mishandling or intentionally underpaying wildfire claims.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Some patients, she says, present 20 or 30 times a year to general practice, which has an annual budget of roughly £120 per patient.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Dr Chris Williams also said that Swinney's promise to provide an additional one million appointments in a year was "not that large", compared to the current level of general practice activity.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025
And the earthworm seems even to have some idea of mosaics, for it is the general practice to pave these chambers with little pebbles about the size of a mustard-seed.
From The Adventures of a Grain of Dust by Hawksworth, Hallam
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