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professional

[pruh-fesh-uh-nl] / prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /




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The Survey of Professional Forecasters just came out with the latest numbers, and they are now predicting the U.S. consumer-price index will rise 3.5% over the full course of this year.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

This week marks the eighth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act and allowed states to begin legislating sports betting.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Professional scientific activities and information and communications did well, which chimes with a lot of strong investment news, verging on boom territory in the UK AI and tech sector, nicknamed "Britmaxxing".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Last November, UC reached contract agreements to avert strikes by 21,000 healthcare, research and technical professionals in the University Professional and Technical Employees union and 25,000 members of the California Nurses Association.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Professional narcissism is by no means confined to academia.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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