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A 2019 study compared 7,676 male former professional soccer players with more than 23,000 matched controls and found that former players had an approximately 3.5-fold higher rate of death from neurodegenerative disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
The 26th president, Teddy Roosevelt, regularly invited professional boxers, military aides and guests to the executive mansion to spar, at least until he suffered a detached retina.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
Also, professional and financial setbacks can mean some adults only hit their stride in their 40s.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
Medical evidence given by Dr Neil Scott confirmed Verhoeven, in just his second professional boxing fight, was medically stable after the contest and did not undermine the referee's real-time safety assessment.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
Unlike folk music, it has usually been written recently and belongs to professional musicians, and new popular tunes quickly replace old ones.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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