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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Others became judges after working for immigrant defense nonprofits or in private practice.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Aejaz, though, was not employed by Henry Ford Health, but rather was an independent physician from a private practice who did work at the hospital.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Alex spends some time working at a private practice, but can’t fight his feelings for Grey Sloan Memorial and returns to peds with Arizona.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Merryday worked in private practice from 1975 to 1992.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Aejaz, though, was not employed by Henry Ford Health, but rather was an independent physician from a private practice who did work at the hospital.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Alex spends some time working at a private practice, but can’t fight his feelings for Grey Sloan Memorial and returns to peds with Arizona.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Merryday worked in private practice from 1975 to 1992.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Private practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20practice. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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