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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Merryday worked in private practice from 1975 to 1992.
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Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Borden’s private practice combines cooking, often conducted in a client’s home or on a video call, with elements of cognitive behavioral therapy, a form of talk therapy that helps clients recognize and disrupt negative thought patterns.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Agnifilo’s tried more than 200 cases over the course of a 30-year career as a state and federal prosecutor and private practice attorney, handling everything from arms trafficking to embezzlement, money laundering to murder.
—Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Polston would leave Citizens that June to go into private practice.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Borden’s private practice combines cooking, often conducted in a client’s home or on a video call, with elements of cognitive behavioral therapy, a form of talk therapy that helps clients recognize and disrupt negative thought patterns.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Agnifilo’s tried more than 200 cases over the course of a 30-year career as a state and federal prosecutor and private practice attorney, handling everything from arms trafficking to embezzlement, money laundering to murder.
—Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Polston would leave Citizens that June to go into private practice.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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