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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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The bookstore’s popularity has allowed Lewis, who is a longtime practitioner in the field of Afrocentric mental health, to fulfill a dream.
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Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
The Hollywood Sign still stands, but most entertainment industry practitioners who live under its shadow are not doing OK.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Some practitioners can help your dog through the emotions of missing their special person.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The aim of the medical humanities is to investigate the experiences of embodiment—including illness, pain, disability—from the subjective perspective of the human, rather than the objective perspective of the practitioner.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
The Hollywood Sign still stands, but most entertainment industry practitioners who live under its shadow are not doing OK.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Some practitioners can help your dog through the emotions of missing their special person.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The aim of the medical humanities is to investigate the experiences of embodiment—including illness, pain, disability—from the subjective perspective of the human, rather than the objective perspective of the practitioner.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioner. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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