as in to prepare (for)
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Lincecum was great on this evening, allowing one unearned run over seven innings with five strikeouts.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025 -
The left-hander allowed three runs over six innings with four hits, three walks and nine strikeouts.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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This means there is little time to practice preventive medicine.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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Many business leaders continue to practice old hat tricks from the dark ages.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Work (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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