professionalize
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Investors and stars like MrBeast are looking to professionalize a practice that has run into issues regarding transparency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Harfuch "sought to professionalize, to modernize the intelligence agency to go after crimes," said Gerardo Rodriguez, an academic expert in national security who met Harfuch in 2018.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
One of the efforts to professionalize the process is ICEList, a web database created by Dominick Skinner, an Irish activist based in the Netherlands.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026
There’s also a movement to professionalize the field of animal-assisted therapy and ensure the animals involved are treated in a safe and ethical manner.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
Shawn wanted to professionalize the operation, to invest the profits from the Malad job in new equipment; Dad wanted things to stay the same.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
After World War II, the American military was more professionalized, and by the 1970s, the unpopularity of the Vietnam War made military school less appealing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
As U.S. foreign policy became more professionalized, some historians have argued, the role of overseeing and executing it became a better fit for capable administrators than aspiring presidents.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
He went on to Harvard Business School, and professionalized his knack for assessing risk and knowing when to bet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
Abroad, the Women’s Super League did not become fully professionalized until 2018.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Could I run some sort of after-school program, a professionalized version of what I’d done for Czerny at Princeton?
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Delo said the funding would allow Reform to spend £1 million a month professionalizing the party ahead of the 2029 election.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Their job satisfaction worries me, even as I’m encouraged by how steadily the field is professionalizing.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2026
“It’s going to be huge because we are now professionalizing how we go to market, how we price things,” Cruz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
At what point does professionalizing our personal lives leech them of any spirit or spontaneity?
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
In 1996, the government focused its attention to implementing an ambitious economic reform program and professionalizing its parliament.
From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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