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professional

[pruh-fesh-uh-nl] / prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /




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The firm’s goal is to improve productivity and enhance lawyers’ professional performance, Vaughn said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

But it’s gotten to the point where playing certain college sports can be as lucrative – if not more so – than being a professional athlete.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Wrack said teachers need professional training to help them "identify, challenge, and safely de-escalate behaviour rooted in online radicalisation, sexism, and hate."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

If he paid as much attention to choosing a driver in his personal life as he does in his professional one, we’d all be safer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Then she hung on and rode him out of the yard, raking his sides like a professional bull rider.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen