as in exponent
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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Industry proponents advocated for the creation of this license to lower barriers to entry for existing mental health practitioners who want to add psilocybin therapy as an option, but not build their entire business around it.
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Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025
An important distinction given her folk-roots style and fondness for big hooks, techniques embraced by countless practitioners in the contemporary scene.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Hindenberg’s exit is hardly the end of activist short-selling but may well be the end of its bombastic era that made its practitioners the enemy of Corporate America.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
The other side: Three out of four PR pros who use AI say the biggest risk is talent development, should younger practitioners become too reliant on the tools.
—Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025
An important distinction given her folk-roots style and fondness for big hooks, techniques embraced by countless practitioners in the contemporary scene.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Hindenberg’s exit is hardly the end of activist short-selling but may well be the end of its bombastic era that made its practitioners the enemy of Corporate America.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
The other side: Three out of four PR pros who use AI say the biggest risk is talent development, should younger practitioners become too reliant on the tools.
—Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioner. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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