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unprofessional

[uhn-pruh-fesh-uh-nl] / ˌʌn prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /


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“To put it bluntly,” Jackson continued, “the court could be ushering in an era of unprofessional and unsafe medical care administered by effectively unsupervised healthcare providers.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

The panel concluded his conduct was "clearly unprofessional" and involved attempts to gain an inappropriate level of familiarity with pupils.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Lakers star Luka Doncic was fined $50,000 on Tuesday for directing an “inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official” during the Lakers’ win over the New York Knicks on Sunday, the NBA announced.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“Allow your boss to be the unprofessional one,” she says.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

Ifemelu thought the home visit unprofessional and odd, but this was a small magazine, and this was Nigeria, where boundaries were blurred, where work blended into life, and bosses were called Mummy.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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