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pro

[proh] / proʊ /


ADVERB
in favor of
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No one did more work to keep there than his teammates Quinn Simmons and Matteo Jorgenson, who normally compete for rival pro teams, but coalesced into a stellar national team this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Evenepoel has said those experiences have made him physically stronger—in ways that cycling doesn’t—and taught him how to cope with disappointment once he realized he’d never grow into a high-level pro.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

In February he beat an adult professional to win Sega's Puyo Puyo Grand Prix Final and he turned pro himself in April - two months before his 11th birthday.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Stafford, an 18th-year pro, never found his rhythm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

At one time he’d been a pro baseball player, although, except for eighteen days, he’d never made it out of the minor leagues.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

Dalvin Brown details how the rule works and weighs the pros and cons for families deciding between earlier payouts and bigger lifetime checks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

It isn’t that industry pros need to abandon their hard-won, valuable and hopefully satisfying expertise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

There are some pros, my friend, and a few cons.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

This gives United a level of unpredictability which comes with pros and cons.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

“And Einstein was just as horrified as I was by that pros pect,” Wigner recalled.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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