professional

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Seven-time world champion O'Sullivan, 50, will now play another member of snooker's fabled 'Class of 92', which also includes Higgins, 50, and 51-year-old Mark Williams - after the trio turned professional in 1992.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Yet the Economist reported this year that “since late 2022 America has added roughly 3m white-collar jobs—which include management, professional, sales and office roles,” while blue-collar employment has remained flat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Efforts would include creating shared professional development opportunities, community events, coordination on curriculum, and collaboration on before- and after-school child care for TK and state preschool students, who may need full-day and year-round care.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

I’ve cooked in enough kitchens — my own, other people’s; a few professional, most not — to know that most tools are aspirational.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

At Chumley, they have professional security guards who wear earpieces and look like they just retired from the secret service.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein