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pro

[proh] / proʊ /


ADVERB
in favor of
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Mark Rosenbaum, an attorney at the pro bono law firm Public Counsel, helped secure the 1986 court order.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Earlier this week, Madison Harwell shared a TikTok video of what she bought this year at the tournament from both the pro shop and the merch store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

There is one wrinkle, he adds: The pro rata rule.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

"I turned pro for the money, I needed the money, only to realise that money gives you a little bit of happiness, it really does, but it gives you zero fulfilment. Nothing. You feel nothing."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

He was only thirty-six when appointed, a onetime academic all- American at Harvard who later played pro basketball in Australia.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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