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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Peñalosa spent 10 years there before moving back into private practice.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Cerina Fairfax had a private practice in Fairfax, Virginia.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Barbara Deer was a speech pathologist for nearly 20 years with Chicago Public Schools and in private practice, according to her LinkedIn page.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The goal here is that a lot of these private practice clinics can actually screen their patients for these clinical trials very early on with our platform.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Cerina Fairfax had a private practice in Fairfax, Virginia.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Barbara Deer was a speech pathologist for nearly 20 years with Chicago Public Schools and in private practice, according to her LinkedIn page.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The goal here is that a lot of these private practice clinics can actually screen their patients for these clinical trials very early on with our platform.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Private practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20practice. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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