amateur
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Hockney's new passion was landscapes: the traditional pastime of the weekend amateur.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Even “Firelight,” the amateur movie he made as an Arizona teenager in 1964, revolved around extraterrestrial visitors.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck seemed to stand even less of a chance when he founded the company in 2006, as an amateur rocketeer with no college degree and no funding.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
There’s a reason Musk bought Twitter, a reason Pratt talks the way he does about statistics, and a reason amateur creators blow so much money on their A.I. bills.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Just the shaky letters of an amateur scribe.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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