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professionally

American  
[pruh-fesh-uh-nuh-lee, proh-] / prəˈfɛʃ ə nə li, proʊ- /

adverb

  1. in a professional way.

  2. as a career or profession.


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She described what has happened as "personally and professionally difficult" and said the NHS "needs to remember that patients come first" and it should "listen to staff who raise legitimate concerns."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

I came of age professionally when people still primarily gathered in person or spoke by phone, all in real time, whereas Caroline grew up often staying in touch with people through the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

One group reviewed the standard English-only consent form, while the other had a professionally translated “interlinear” form, which placed Bengali and English text near each other.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

After graduating from college, Horton and her sister headed overseas to play professionally in Europe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Baker decided it would be professionally improper to push his opposing view when he hadn't examined the wound.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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