general practice
noun
: a usual way of doing things
Their general practice in such cases is to offer a deal.
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The charges do not stem from the general practice of paying informants but from the Justice Department's allegations that the SPLC made these payments without disclosing the practice to donors and by defrauding banks.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The bid by general practice doctor Jamal Rifi, a community leader in Sydney’s Lebanese Muslim diaspora, to return 34 Australian women and children from Syria failed in February.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
Medicine is no longer the general practice of 1940.
—Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
These attorneys are often bilingual and culturally competent, giving them a better understanding of their clients’ backgrounds than a general practice attorney.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone
february 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
The company says this enables it to provide legal services more efficiently and at lower cost than a traditional general practice law firm.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
As a general practice, the armrests on ergonomic office chairs tend to be bulky.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
That’s the general practice for any filed by the sitting presidential administration.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2025
The general practice is to redistrict after the decennial census.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The bid by general practice doctor Jamal Rifi, a community leader in Sydney’s Lebanese Muslim diaspora, to return 34 Australian women and children from Syria failed in February.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
Medicine is no longer the general practice of 1940.
—Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
These attorneys are often bilingual and culturally competent, giving them a better understanding of their clients’ backgrounds than a general practice attorney.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone
february 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
The company says this enables it to provide legal services more efficiently and at lower cost than a traditional general practice law firm.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
As a general practice, the armrests on ergonomic office chairs tend to be bulky.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
That’s the general practice for any filed by the sitting presidential administration.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2025
The general practice is to redistrict after the decennial census.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
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“General practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20practice. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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