professional

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But it’s gotten to the point where playing certain college sports can be as lucrative – if not more so – than being a professional athlete.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Outside law, professional organizations, including those representing financial professionals and engineers, declined to provide data on accommodations for professional exams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Magyar posts a mixture of professional content and images portraying himself as a younger and more relatable leader, showing him partying, playing volleyball, flipping burgers at a restaurant, and enjoying water sports.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

If he paid as much attention to choosing a driver in his personal life as he does in his professional one, we’d all be safer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“He calls me the day before the meeting,” says one of his e-mail friends, himself a professional money manager.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis