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Teasdale says "everything went up in the air" as a professional, in contrast to the stability of his early years.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
ASHBURN, Va.—Growing up, James Waddy wanted to be a professional athlete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
And the sentiment in Montreal is much the same as it is in Los Angeles: Public funds should not be used to build professional sports venues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Five years ago, the number of people training in professional wrestling across Northern Ireland was believed to be in the 30s.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
It wasn’t a question two thirty-something would-be professional investors in Berkeley, California, with $110,000 in a Schwab account should feel it was their business to answer.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
She said professionals were still finding stark levels of poverty in the region, including a malnourished baby admitted to hospital in Newcastle.
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 professionals made no secret of their disdain for the amateurs, whom they regarded as annoyances, cranks, or frauds.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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