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pro

[proh] / proʊ /


ADVERB
in favor of
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As a personal-finance pro, it was hard for me not to take charge.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Since that merger announcement, pro football has become America’s favorite sport by a wide margin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Since the Cold War, other countries that maintained their holdings of dollars and U.S. securities in no small part for security reasons, reflecting an implicit quid pro quo for America’s defense shield.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

As a quid pro quo, the UK is sending major artworks for display in Normandy museums, including the 12th century Lewis chess-set and the Anglo-Saxon treasures from the Sutton Hoo burial mound.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

I went to the pro shop and marveled at how much money a person could blow on tennis crap.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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