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professional

[pruh-fesh-uh-nl] / prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /




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You can also give him a “great opportunity” to show him that not everyone is going to be pushed around by a professional who is intent on giving his company’s products priority.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Curaco's Kenji Gorre, now of Maccabi Haifa, made his professional debut with Swansea City in the final game of the 2014-15 Premier League season.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Timotheus Höttges is about to embark on the most ambitious test of his professional career: trying to push through the largest public-company merger in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Serena Williams, who recently announced her return to professional tennis, has added another stop to her comeback tour: the Berlin Open.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Hardly anybody can do that, including professional basketball players.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman




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