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professional

[pruh-fesh-uh-nl] / prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /




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Friel has been working in education for 32 years and believes smartphones pose the biggest challenges to education in his professional memory.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Those of us who practice writing as a professional craft have an ethical duty, and sometimes a contractual obligation, to ensure that our work is original.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

This will be Cole’s third stint as a professional basketball player.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The volume of fakes has largely outpaced the verification capacity of professional fact-checkers.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

They always would for a time check, because when it came to her work, Molly was nothing if not a professional.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny