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 display is just the latest instance of Trump needling his predecessor and escalating his break with the general practice by most presidents to avoid directly criticizing others who have held the office.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Risks and limitations Researchers suggest that there needs to be more integration of the technology into general practice, as 70% of practitioners with smart stethoscopes stopped using them after 12 months.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Some 15 years before symptom onset, patient visits to general practice physicians increased, as did visits to any physician for symptoms like fatigue, pain, dizziness and mental health conditions.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Current rules restrict out-of-state lawyers from engaging in general practice before Florida courts.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Physical symptoms, including fatigue, discomfort, and pain, often accompany depression, said Bruce Guthrie, MSc, PhD, study co-author and professor of general practice at the University of Edinburgh.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
Brooks will be focused primarily on entertainment, business and intellectual property law but will also participate in the general practice section of the firm.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
The other point of contention centered around a change opponents say will be made to the general practice of pooling tips, as stipulated by state law.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2024
His wasn’t an unreasonable assumption, since that was the general practice in the 1950s.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2013
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Risks and limitations Researchers suggest that there needs to be more integration of the technology into general practice, as 70% of practitioners with smart stethoscopes stopped using them after 12 months.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Some 15 years before symptom onset, patient visits to general practice physicians increased, as did visits to any physician for symptoms like fatigue, pain, dizziness and mental health conditions.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Current rules restrict out-of-state lawyers from engaging in general practice before Florida courts.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Physical symptoms, including fatigue, discomfort, and pain, often accompany depression, said Bruce Guthrie, MSc, PhD, study co-author and professor of general practice at the University of Edinburgh.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
Brooks will be focused primarily on entertainment, business and intellectual property law but will also participate in the general practice section of the firm.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
The other point of contention centered around a change opponents say will be made to the general practice of pooling tips, as stipulated by state law.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2024
His wasn’t an unreasonable assumption, since that was the general practice in the 1950s.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2013
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“General practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20practice. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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