amateur
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Fan fiction refers to stories written by amateur authors using characters and worlds from already-existing books, films or TV shows.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
Broadcast live globally on Netflix, Beat Luke Littler featured a host of amateur players taking on world number one Littler in a one-leg face-off at Manchester Central.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Instead, he’s in Sweden, raising two boys, working as a quality control inspector for a textile company and playing amateur soccer for a team in the country’s fifth division.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The trouble with becoming an amateur food-safety inspector is that the job is never quite finished.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
In the fall of 2012, he fought an amateur bout in Las Vegas, which drove Mary Jane nuts.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
The exchanges include Kalshi, the prediction market whose bets on sports, elections and other events have exploded in popularity with both pros and amateurs alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The amateurs can be sloppy or reckless, though.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The selected members were no starry-eyed amateurs: Both Lavíll and Aramburú were professional actors in their countries, while the honey-voiced Penna won the fifth season of “The Voice Kids, Brasil” in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
An old adage has it that strategy is for amateurs and logistics is for professionals.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The crier unslung and pegged the shining harp and, taking Demodokos’s hand, led him along with all the rest—Phaiakian peers, gay amateurs of the great games.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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