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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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Recent Examples of practitioners
Each fellow will receive $500,000 in unrestricted funding over three years, strategic resources and capacity-building support—a transformative investment in a field where practitioners often struggle for recognition and sustainable funding.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
In addition to being lawyers, these practitioners are business owners and managers.
—Hunter Steele, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Many guests even continue working with their spiritual practitioners upon returning home.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, a 2023 analysis by Bain & Company found that 83% of practitioners involved in failed deals cited poor integration as the primary cause.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
In many cases, nutrition practitioners are brought in purely to provide body composition assessments.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Parque de El Retiro is the city’s breathing room, where mornings belong to joggers and tai chi practitioners; afternoons to bookworms and guitar players.
—AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
Private practitioners have provided him with some medical and dental help.
—Quinn Klinefelter, NPR, 10 Apr. 2025
Each encounter is thoughtfully designed to honor the land and its people by utilizing local healers, wellness experts, and herbal medicine practitioners.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Melissa Noel, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
In addition to being lawyers, these practitioners are business owners and managers.
—Hunter Steele, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Many guests even continue working with their spiritual practitioners upon returning home.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, a 2023 analysis by Bain & Company found that 83% of practitioners involved in failed deals cited poor integration as the primary cause.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
In many cases, nutrition practitioners are brought in purely to provide body composition assessments.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Parque de El Retiro is the city’s breathing room, where mornings belong to joggers and tai chi practitioners; afternoons to bookworms and guitar players.
—AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
Private practitioners have provided him with some medical and dental help.
—Quinn Klinefelter, NPR, 10 Apr. 2025
Each encounter is thoughtfully designed to honor the land and its people by utilizing local healers, wellness experts, and herbal medicine practitioners.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Practitioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioners. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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