private practice
noun
: a professional business (such as that of a lawyer or doctor) that is not controlled or paid for by the government or a larger company (such as a hospital)
After years as attorney general, he returned to private practice.
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After leaving government, Crawford was a private practice attorney at Pines Bach, a liberal Madison law firm.
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Keith Meister, in the operating room of his private practice, draws a six-centimetre line on the elbow of a baseball pitcher.
—Lindsey Adler, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
Trump administration live updates Habba rose to fame as a member of Trump's circle after several years in private practice in New Jersey.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
First, in a tiny co-working space in Soho, then to a proper studio, Greene opened her private practice to turn facials into an art form.
—Essence, 3 Apr. 2025
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Keith Meister, in the operating room of his private practice, draws a six-centimetre line on the elbow of a baseball pitcher.
—Lindsey Adler, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
Trump administration live updates Habba rose to fame as a member of Trump's circle after several years in private practice in New Jersey.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
First, in a tiny co-working space in Soho, then to a proper studio, Greene opened her private practice to turn facials into an art form.
—Essence, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for private practice
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“Private practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20practice. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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