amateur

Others, especially in the six states that still restrict NIL activity before college, think allowing teenage athletes to cash in on their personal brands takes the increasing professionalization of amateur sports too far.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Fan fiction refers to stories written by amateur authors using characters and worlds from already-existing books, films or TV shows.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

Broadcast live globally on Netflix, Beat Luke Littler featured a host of amateur players taking on world number one Littler in a one-leg face-off at Manchester Central.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Instead, he’s in Sweden, raising two boys, working as a quality control inspector for a textile company and playing amateur soccer for a team in the country’s fifth division.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In fact, in the fifteenth century, artists were amateur mathematicians.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

The exchanges include Kalshi, the prediction market whose bets on sports, elections and other events have exploded in popularity with both pros and amateurs alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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

The selected members were no starry-eyed amateurs: Both Lavíll and Aramburú were professional actors in their countries, while the honey-voiced Penna won the fifth season of “The Voice Kids, Brasil” in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

An old adage has it that strategy is for amateurs and logistics is for professionals.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

The professionals made no secret of their disdain for the amateurs, whom they regarded as annoyances, cranks, or frauds.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann