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one who brings an art or science to full realization
a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth
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Because affluence and race are, unfortunately, still tethered, yoga studios and practitioners of color are driven apart.
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Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
Supplement makers, practitioners of alternative medicine and others in the wellness movement are hoping to capitalize on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as the nation's top health official.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
In recent years, the agency has hosted cultural burning awareness workshops and invited tribal practitioners to share their knowledge and expertise.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Expectations feature prominently in inflation forecast models, and are consulted by monetary policy practitioners at the world’s most powerful central banks.
—Jonathan Levin, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
Supplement makers, practitioners of alternative medicine and others in the wellness movement are hoping to capitalize on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as the nation's top health official.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
In recent years, the agency has hosted cultural burning awareness workshops and invited tribal practitioners to share their knowledge and expertise.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Expectations feature prominently in inflation forecast models, and are consulted by monetary policy practitioners at the world’s most powerful central banks.
—Jonathan Levin, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioner. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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