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I started playing golf as a teenager in the 1980s, long before Mr. Woods turned pro, but he’s the reason I began watching golf tournaments regularly on television.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Michelle Pfeiffer pays her mother, an ex-Hooters waitress, and Nick Offerman plays her dad, a former pro wrestler.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

He has boxed just 26 rounds in his pro career - and many of those were cut short.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

A few weeks later, represented pro bono by the Institute for Justice, Gil appealed the ruling.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

That might be true, but the way he twirls the dagger between his fingers like a pro makes it clear he at least knows how to fight.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston