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profile

[proh-fahyl] / ˈproʊ faɪl /




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Ameir was an agricultural academic who largely kept a low public profile.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

If it seems real, she checks the recruiter’s profile for glaringly long times at one job and their posting activity.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

Lupoi was the missing piece alongside Rivera and Chancellor Rich Lyons, forming a trio of Berkeley graduates who understand the importance of elevating the university’s profile with a contending football program.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

“The guide really represents the exceptional demand profile that we’re seeing across both segments.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

She’s added him as a friend, and apparently he’s accepted because she’s scrolling through his profile.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

In the past, scammers would have manually combed through social-media profiles and other online data to piece together details about potential targets and obtain contact information.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Take Two is asking for identifying information associated with the online profiles and activity tied to the leaks, which have generated considerable buzz in the gaming world.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Clear differences emerged when the researchers compared the cellular profiles of males and females.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez and Illia Zabarnyi arrived with low profiles and were all trusted with regular Premier League minutes before all three moved on in return for significant transfer fees.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Curved profiles of flying vultures filled the horizon.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Earlier this month, the New York Times profiled the Modern Silent Shorts festival, which has annually showcased short films it commissions from select filmmakers since 2024.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

Food trends columnist Adam Chandler profiled Lev Sercarz about cooking in this new era of American eating, and received suggestions for the best seasonings—from sumac to smoked salt—for spicing up even the simplest meals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Charniak, 85, is one of several families profiled in the new book “Grandfamilies: Stories of Children and the Loving Relatives Who Raise Them.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

Members of the Adolescents, the Vandals and Social Distortion are profiled about their wild contributions to punk rock in new book ‘Tearing Down the Orange Curtain,’ out May 20.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

He gets invited on news shows and profiled in magazines, and he has been the subject of a documentary by the filmmaker Errol Morris, all because of a brain that appears to defy description.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

But activists say hundreds have been pushed across the border from Assam in recent months without due legal process, often based on ethnic profiling.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

Single cell profiling also allowed them to track which genes were active, which regions of DNA became accessible, and how those changes evolved.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

“It helps place the city of Los Angeles on a path of ending racial profiling by LAPD,” said Chauncee Smith, of Catalyst California, a group that advocates for racial justice.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Researchers are also exploring whether the same structural profiling method could be applied to other diseases, including Parkinson's and cancer.

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2026

In recent years, civil rights advocates have launched important reform efforts, most notably the campaigns challenging felon disenfranchisement laws, crack-sentencing policies, and racial profiling by law enforcement.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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