general practice
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of general practice
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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“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
In 2007, a paper in the British Medical Journal, based on a study by the University of Bristol, claimed walk-in services did not have a "meaningful impact on the demand for general practice".
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025
The two Venetian plays, however, recall Otway's "Venice Preserved," and their exaggeration of strange passions is quite in accord with the general practice of the romanticists.
From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.
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