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Harfuch "sought to professionalize, to modernize the intelligence agency to go after crimes," said Gerardo Rodriguez, an academic expert in national security who met Harfuch in 2018.

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

One of the efforts to professionalize the process is ICEList, a web database created by Dominick Skinner, an Irish activist based in the Netherlands.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026

But he crafted a national strategy to strengthen and professionalize the military, restore the presence and authority of the state across the country, and deliver what he called “democratic security.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025

There’s also a movement to professionalize the field of animal-assisted therapy and ensure the animals involved are treated in a safe and ethical manner.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024

Shawn wanted to professionalize the operation, to invest the profits from the Malad job in new equipment; Dad wanted things to stay the same.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

But as we round the first corner, almost all of the exhibits are the work of amateurs, conscripted from civilian life and professionalized into name, rank and number.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

As U.S. foreign policy became more professionalized, some historians have argued, the role of overseeing and executing it became a better fit for capable administrators than aspiring presidents.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

Among the offices housed in the East Wing is the Office of the First Lady, first professionalized by Eleanor Roosevelt during her husband’s administration.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025

“These are highly professionalized individuals with a lot of experience in bargaining and conflict negotiation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025

Around this time—1834—the word scientist was first coined, beginning an era that gradually professionalized the study of the natural world, and began to divide it into ever more specialized fields.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

Delo said the funding would allow Reform to spend £1 million a month professionalizing the party ahead of the 2029 election.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

“It’s going to be huge because we are now professionalizing how we go to market, how we price things,” Cruz said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025

At what point does professionalizing our personal lives leech them of any spirit or spontaneity?

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

In the seventeenth century, as its enemies grew stronger, the empire became more inward-looking, focusing less on external expansion and more on resolving domestic affairs, professionalizing its bureaucracy, and conducting internal reforms.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

In 1996, the government focused its attention to implementing an ambitious economic reform program and professionalizing its parliament.

From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency