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professional foul

British  

noun

  1. football a deliberate foul committed as a last-ditch tactic to prevent an opponent from scoring

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Many customers spoke of how Killick's professional online presence and abundance of positive reviews helped convince them to hire him.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

He admitted to investigators he harassed the woman who made her living as a professional online gamer on the popular “War of Warcraft,” authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2022

Their professional online profiles and résumés often list previous work experience in terms of job descriptions rather than accomplishments.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Their professional online profiles and résumés often list their previous work experience as job descriptions rather than accomplishments, in which recruiters and hiring managers are more interested.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021

Experience creating, producing, and/or hosting podcasts; experience working in public radio organization or podcasting environment; experience in a professional online news gathering organization.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2016

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