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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Juli Fraga, PsyD, is a psychologist with a private practice in San Francisco.
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Juli Fraga, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
Maintaining sufficient nutrient levels is essential for reaping the benefits of vitamin D.
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By Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN
Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN, is a private practice dietitian and nutrition consultant based on the West Coast.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 July 2024
Currently a labor and employment attorney at a private practice in Chicago, Stead worked on a previous iteration of the bill in 2022, as former senior counsel in the Office of the Illinois Senate President.
—Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
Even so, the Stormy Daniels felony indictment of Trump brought by District Attorney Alvin Bragg does have a case file and yesterday morning added to it was a letter from Akerman, a former Watergate and Manhattan federal prosecutor and currently a lawyer in private practice.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
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Juli Fraga, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
Maintaining sufficient nutrient levels is essential for reaping the benefits of vitamin D.
26 Sources
By Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN
Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN, is a private practice dietitian and nutrition consultant based on the West Coast.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 July 2024
Currently a labor and employment attorney at a private practice in Chicago, Stead worked on a previous iteration of the bill in 2022, as former senior counsel in the Office of the Illinois Senate President.
—Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
Even so, the Stormy Daniels felony indictment of Trump brought by District Attorney Alvin Bragg does have a case file and yesterday morning added to it was a letter from Akerman, a former Watergate and Manhattan federal prosecutor and currently a lawyer in private practice.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Private practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20practice. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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