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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An 11th Force Support Squadron asset, the facilities include three 18-hole golf courses, three practice putting greens, two private practice areas and a driving range, according to the Andrews website.
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Will Weissert, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
An 11th Force Support Squadron asset, the facilities include three 18-hole golf courses, three practice putting greens, two private practice areas and a driving range, according to the Andrews website.
—CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Glatt has over 25 years of experience in private practice and in-house at one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers, with a particular focus on complex transactions, strategic product innovation and capital raising for asset management firms and financial institutions.
—Joseph Glatt, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
In the physician practice space, private equity pitches itself as a promising solution to the challenges of private practice, offering management services and buy outs to senior clinicians seeking to retire.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Will Weissert, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
An 11th Force Support Squadron asset, the facilities include three 18-hole golf courses, three practice putting greens, two private practice areas and a driving range, according to the Andrews website.
—CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Glatt has over 25 years of experience in private practice and in-house at one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers, with a particular focus on complex transactions, strategic product innovation and capital raising for asset management firms and financial institutions.
—Joseph Glatt, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
In the physician practice space, private equity pitches itself as a promising solution to the challenges of private practice, offering management services and buy outs to senior clinicians seeking to retire.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for private practice
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“Private practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20practice. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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