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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Magloire, who has a private practice in North Miami-Dade, is still providing prenatal care at her office.
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Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Hawkins, a former city attorney who currently is in private practice, lives in Midtown Detroit.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
Advertisement Dozier is in private practice with her husband, who is also the medical director for the local nursing home.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 1 July 2025
At the time, the St. Petersburg Times disclosed that the order was sought by a prosecutor (State Attorney Robert Eagan of Orlando) to thwart a Bar investigation into his previous private practice.
—The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Hawkins, a former city attorney who currently is in private practice, lives in Midtown Detroit.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 July 2025
Advertisement Dozier is in private practice with her husband, who is also the medical director for the local nursing home.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 1 July 2025
At the time, the St. Petersburg Times disclosed that the order was sought by a prosecutor (State Attorney Robert Eagan of Orlando) to thwart a Bar investigation into his previous private practice.
—The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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“Private practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20practice. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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