practitioners

plural of practitioner
as in exponents
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 practitioners In 2025, Sunshine Health issued a temporary pause on adding practitioners to make sure the state's network providers are all credentialed. Larry Seward, CBS News, 31 July 2026 This fund will support artists, cultural practitioners, curators, and researchers. Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026 Rounding out the group is Alex Enchin, who helps individuals and families find the best practitioners and modalities across the holistic and alternative mental-health fields—including access to the world’s leading psychedelic resources. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 29 July 2026 Returning cast members include leads Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sisters and fellow practitioners of magic, as well as Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest as their loopy aunts. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 28 July 2026 For more than 40 years, Thorne has operated with the trust of healthcare practitioners at the forefront, while strategically expanding its direct-to-consumer business over the past decade. Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 In 2023, Microsoft introduced the Security Copilot assistant for cybersecurity practitioners that incorporated OpenAI's GPT-4. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 July 2026 Most of The Odyssey's adventure scenes are actually stories recounted by Odysseus to the Phaeacians, a sophisticated and extremely hospitable people (the ideal practitioners of xenia). Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 This work has been made possible through the dedication of many partners, health care professionals, public health practitioners, volunteers and others who share a commitment to improving community health. Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026
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Noun
  • His mind didn’t go blank; rather, all the what-ifs multiplied like exponents, crowding his thoughts and rendering him unable to envision anything else.
    Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • Of course, Huang wasn’t talking to just anyone, but one of the chief exponents of the wealth tax, nationwide and in California.
    Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • After the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, interpreters understood Temple service broadly in terms of study, prayer, and upholding the commandments.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Flag processes that start from user-writable paths and then spawn shells, interpreters or other tools.
    Jaushin Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
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  • But Zuckerberg might know something the measure’s proponents do not — or won’t admit.
    Jared Walczak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026
  • The bill’s legislative proponents argue the measure is a win for taxpayers, citing reductions in the cost of homeownership while maintaining funding for schools and other essential services.
    Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

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