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pro

[proh] / proʊ /


ADVERB
in favor of
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As a personal-finance pro, it was hard for me not to take charge.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

So consider the case of Ryerson, a defender who turned pro 11 years ago and was beginning to wonder if he’d ever get to his sport’s biggest stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But he never made it to the top and eventually dropped down to the unglamorous Millwall club in South London, where he produced a diary that perfectly captures the life of a journeyman pro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

As a quid pro quo, the UK is sending major artworks for display in Normandy museums, including the 12th century Lewis chess-set and the Anglo-Saxon treasures from the Sutton Hoo burial mound.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

And I tell her, “I am pro whoever is right at any moment in time.”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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