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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After a stint in private practice, Clement took a somewhat unusual career detour, becoming chief counsel to the Missouri Republican senator John Ashcroft on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
The report found that 12.5% of all non-trainee clinical positions turned over in 2023-2024, and that 42.4% of the staff who left campus counseling centers did so to enter private practice.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
After all, while many lawyers move from public-service roles to private practice, precious few head in the other direction.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2025
In front of a private practice watched by a crowd of a few hundred agents, coaches, and team and league executives, Flagg, who was only 17 at the time, held his own.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
The report found that 12.5% of all non-trainee clinical positions turned over in 2023-2024, and that 42.4% of the staff who left campus counseling centers did so to enter private practice.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
After all, while many lawyers move from public-service roles to private practice, precious few head in the other direction.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2025
In front of a private practice watched by a crowd of a few hundred agents, coaches, and team and league executives, Flagg, who was only 17 at the time, held his own.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for private practice
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“Private practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20practice. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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