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[proh-fahyl] / ˈproʊ faɪl /




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While acknowledging previous shocks like Liberation Day and the start of the Iranian crisis saw the sector go lower still, the risk-reward profile now favors an overweight call, says the team.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

She also worked in radio, building her profile through stations including Rinse FM, before landing a presenting role on BBC Radio 1 in 2018.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

According to her IMDb profile, her last credit was in 2025 for the queer romantic comedy “Things Like This.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Hours later, he took the stage in Michigan alongside Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate with a rising profile who Democrats hope can help the party retain a US Senate seat.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Annabelle looks over at Zach, at the profile she’s seen sitting next to her at elementary school assemblies and high school basketball games and the floor of his living room, playing Minecraft.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

The Department of Peace said it accessed the DHS agent profiles through a single sign-on service called Okta.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Click on the tickers for more about each company, including corporate profiles, analysts’ ratings and consensus price targets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Shoppers, often from profiles with traditionally male names, would inform me that a supermarket had apparently run out of tomatoes in every conceivable form.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Its heads, Katz and David Fenkel, keep remarkably low profiles for studio chiefs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The Sunday of the formal opening session, the Morning Herald ran nearly a page of articles covering the charrette, including profiles of the co-chairs flanked by large pictures of them.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

"Our recording captured a clear, permanent mark distinguishing the two very first cells, letting us trace nearly every cell we profiled from the embryo back to one or the other," said Kim.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

As profiled by The Wall Street Journal this week, a Chicago man who calls himself The Profiler has flagged thousands, warning users to scrutinize even verified accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

Short already was profiled in the 2026 Netflix documentary “Marty, Life Is Short,” nominated for three Emmys in its own right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Additionally, Bobby was profiled in the school newspaper, the Dutchman, adding to his student-as-celebrity status.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“Many Hindu families in Ohio live with fear—fear of ICE raids, profiling based on accent or appearance and the constant anxiety of family separation,” Pyakurel wrote.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

The scientists combined DNA sequencing, chemical profiling and conventional laboratory testing to identify the bacteria associated with the damaged mushrooms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

They had not been charged because profiling and documentation were still under way before the deaths, he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

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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