amateur
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Its blockchain-based technology, however, allows amateur sleuths to spot suspicious trading activity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The 50-1 outsider won the 2022 Grand National in the final ride of amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen's career.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Zucker Art Books has the star of the entire fair in its disassembled book by Yuji Itaya, an otherwise unknown amateur lepidopterist who lived in Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
“If I hadn’t gone to Cambridge, I would have pursued what I’d intended to do, which is to become an actor, but an amateur actor or a teacher,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
So it would appear that by independent paths, both the professional and the amateur analyst reached conclusions not dissimilar.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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