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hobbyist

[hob-ee-ist] / ˈhɒb i ɪst /


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But these repeated incidents don’t look like hobbyist drones that went astray.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

These hobbyist hawkshaws view homicide cases as puzzles, while the people linked to them, guilty or innocent, are the tougher cases to crack.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is the scion of a construction dynasty and a hobbyist jet pilot, but championed Thailand's decriminalisation of cannabis and styles himself as a man of the people.

From Barron's Mar. 19, 2026

Raspberry Pi, a maker of specialist and hobbyist computers, warned Tuesday that the memory-chip price surge will hit profits this year.

From MarketWatch Jan. 13, 2026

She calls herself a hobbyist, but she’s good.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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