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one who brings an art or science to full realization a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth

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Recent Examples of practitioner Shalini Shah, a reproductive wellness practitioner, perinatal educator, and lactation consultant (IBCLC) at Millie agrees. Essence, 11 Apr. 2025 The message from Kennedy and these alternative practitioners has clearly impacted the communities in West Texas. ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025 Facilitated by a team that includes faculty members from the PNW’s College of Business, as well as leadership practitioners, the LNI program meets monthly from September 2025 to May 2026. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025 Much of black metal has typically maligned Christianity and other institutional religions, and some practitioners took parts in Norwegian church burnings in the 1990s. Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for practitioner
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Noun
  • That would have given him more complicated Taylor approximations, with exponents greater than 2.
    Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.
    Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • By using a special secure interpreter to run this Python code, CaMeL can monitor it closely.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The group chatted backstage after their set on Saturday with the help of an interpreter — though not Jake and Jay, who are fluent in English.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioner. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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