amateurs
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Skintight running unitards long worn by professional sprinters are taking off among amateurs with no podium ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Forward Exauce Luyindula was the division's top scorer for renowned amateurs AAS Sarcelles - where Riyad Mahrez played until he was 18 - and has since joined Ligue 2 Guingamp.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
An old adage has it that strategy is for amateurs and logistics is for professionals.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The actors, seasoned veterans as well as young amateurs, go through their lines and movements one last time before the curtain rises at the Wole Soyinka Theatre at the University of Ibadan, in southwest Nigeria.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
I challenge them: It won’t be so funny when we shut you amateurs down, will it?
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
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