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practicing

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prac·tic·ing  (prkt-sng)
adj.
Actively working in, engaged in, or observing, especially a particular profession or religion: a practicing attorney; a practicing Catholic.
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She took occasional rests from practicing, and absorbed herself in calculating her chances.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
While awaiting the time for carrying out her plans on a large scale, however, Kitty, even then at the springs, where there were so many people ill and unhappy, readily found a chance for practicing her new principles in imitation of Varenka.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
From then on Sola instructed me in the mysteries of the various weapons, and with the Martian young I spent several hours each day practicing upon the plaza.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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