amateurs
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After Littler had defeated 14 amateurs, some as young as 14, he was always going to have a tough task against 32-year-old Sherrock, a player who has won 21 times on the Women's PDC Series.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“He’s actually more suited to the pro game than the amateurs with the aluminum bats,” Fontaine told The Times after the draft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
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
An old adage has it that strategy is for amateurs and logistics is for professionals.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Like Holmes, Geological Survey geologist W J. McGee believed it was his duty to protect the temple of Science from profanation by incompetent and overimaginative amateurs.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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