amateur

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Others embrace them and play armchair general or amateur psychologist, trying to position themselves for the next “TACO” trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

She said their decision-making is “just as reckless as letting a group of amateur pilots dictate how our airplanes should fly.”

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Like amateur detectives, we learn alongside them as they click around pages about Sumerian devils, Catholic saints and the origin of the nursery rhymes “London Bridge” and “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

There is growing concern among former amateur players about the scale of the potential issue.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Harry went right on, however: “Will you answer truuuuuu Oooo-oooo-oooo Oooo-oooo-oooo ? ” “Maybe we should turn back to the amateur hour,” said Tucker Mouse, helping himself to the Hershey bar.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden