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“It was Agent Crook who escalated,” Ricardo A. Nicol, a defense attorney who represented Hipolito pro bono, told the jury.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

However, it enraged some pundits, with former Manchester United defender Gary Neville labelling Cherki "arrogant", and ex-Premier League manager Alan Pardew calling it "an insult in the pro game".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Michelle Pfeiffer pays her mother, an ex-Hooters waitress, and Nick Offerman plays her dad, a former pro wrestler.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Powell said earlier this month he would stay on as “chair pro tempore” if no successor is confirmed by then, and that he wouldn’t leave the board until the probe ends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I was hustling like a pro, but the only problem was that I didn’t exactly know what I was hustling for.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad