amateur

Though endurance athletes—from Olympians to amateur runners—are highly susceptible to gastrointestinal issues, the spectacle generated backlash and stirred a debate: Had extreme fitness gone too far?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Boxing can produce shocks, but Garcia's superior amateur pedigree, greater experience at the highest level and natural talent were, as many predicted, simply too much for Benn.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

There are amateur bike races that start in the dark at 5:45 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

“I started down there,” she says as she pointed to a less visible cabinet with a slightly more amateur paint job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Heavy mortality has occurred among about 90 species of birds, including those most familiar to suburbanites and amateur naturalists.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

An old adage has it that strategy is for amateurs and logistics is for professionals.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

"These are professionals, and when they get people on the phone, they are dealing with amateurs," said Philadelphia attorney Gary Schildhorn, who faced a similar attack in 2020.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

He noted that Hezbollah operators were still relative amateurs compared with Russians and Ukrainians but Israel’s defenses fall well short of what’s required to combat them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Unusually, Rai wears two gloves instead of the one which virtually everyone else across the world - professional and amateurs alike - wears for enhanced grip.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

The Louvre was also a sort of art studio, where amateurs came to copy the paintings of the greats.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day