amateurs

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The so-called secondary draft, which was discontinued six years later, was specifically targeted toward winter high school graduates, junior college players, college dropouts and amateurs who had been previously drafted but did not sign.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Welcome to the age of AI hacking, in which the right prompts make amateurs into master hackers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

But when unpaid amateurs climb together, things becomes murkier.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

His heroics sent the Americans to a thrilling, 2-1 victory over Canada, 46 years to the day since a ragtag bunch of amateurs upset the Soviet Union in the Miracle on Ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

“They’re amateurs compared to us. We can teach you to use your gifts with the precision of a scalpel.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee