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professional

[pruh-fesh-uh-nl] / prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /




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Then there is Japan, which Turner calls a "guiding star" in youth development for a system which takes players from grassroots, to school and college football and then the professional game.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

How do you negotiate professional boundaries with a 15-year-old?

From Salon Sep. 22, 2026

So I did what I tell readers to do when their finances feel overwhelming: I asked a professional to help me make a plan.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

Audry Cobra, the L.A. promoter and host of the transgender-focused club night Transfix, said her two professional Meta pages were suspended a year ago.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

“Karaoke. Come on! Anat said that you’ve done professional theater? She talks so much about you.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Prof Richard Wilding, an expert in supply chain strategy, tells me not to be "overly worried" as global shipping professionals are adapting all the time but to be prepared to buy different products if needed.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

The team hopes those microbial signatures could eventually form the basis of a simple diagnostic tool that helps pest professionals determine whether termite evidence is recent enough to justify treatment.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

But the growth rate has caught the attention of some investment professionals who worry the attractive yields are causing some to overlook, or otherwise miss, the risks.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Thousands of containers are stranded in ports in Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, transportation professionals in Tehran last month told the Mehr News Agency, which is affiliated with Iranian security services.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The rules of the festival are clear: The professionals backstage, permanent staff of this very large university theater, are not to lend a technical hand.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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