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professional

[pruh-fesh-uh-nl] / prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /




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It’s both a way to socialize and a means of professional development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Amy Bragagnini, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a professional association, has also embraced the trend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

When he turned professional, everyone thought he was a shoo-in to become world champion and he hasn't achieved it yet.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

This summer, when he had the longest stretch of sustained health during his short professional career, he could finally show teammates and coaches what he could do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Then she revved the engine like a professional race driver and stared me down.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

At the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building, scientists and medical professionals work together in the same facility.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

New York-based Octus offers data on notoriously opaque global credit markets to more than 40,000 financial professionals, from investment banks to advisory and law firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Thinking maybe I felt this way because they weren’t the right match, we continued to meet up with other couples: business execs, creatives and healthcare professionals from Glendale to Long Beach, Boyle Heights to Azusa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

“That’s evidence of this program working. But for professionals considering the same path, the promise has to be dependable.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

So, rather than pay for professionals, as would be sensible and safe, the churches in Tarbean took the more profitable path of selling demon masks.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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