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professional

[pruh-fesh-uh-nl] / prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /




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Entry-level workers often feel a lack of professional leverage and a concern that self-advocacy might cost them a position, which can result in a hesitant approach when discussing salary.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Captain learned these habits through work in intimacy coordination and under the mentorship of Tonia Sina, among the first professional intimacy coordinators in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Absorbed in their lives as professional dancers, Takemi and Kanazasi admit they follow the news only loosely, including the war Moscow has been waging in Ukraine since February 2022.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

What the players - most on US central contracts rather than representing professional clubs - did not want was to become a laughing stock.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Clara had finally relented and let Molly get social media a couple of years ago, with the caveat that it was exclusively professional accounts for the theater.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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