amateur
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There’s a reason Musk bought Twitter, a reason Pratt talks the way he does about statistics, and a reason amateur creators blow so much money on their A.I. bills.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
It was the latest case of amateur sleuths identifying suspicious activity on Polymarket in nearly real time, before law enforcement gets involved.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
According to the Farmers Weekly magazine, Kinston was a "talented amateur inventor".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Raised in Harlem, the epicenter of African American culture, Rollins recalled that his early musical education came from the Apollo Theater where he would watch its celebrated amateur nights.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
It was the second half of summer, and the amateur falconers in Camelot were bringing their peregrines to the last stages of their training.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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