professionally
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And yet she began as a professional violist, and gravitated to singing professionally only in her late 20s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Everyone wants to have a better life, not just money, money, money, work, work, work,” Xu, who goes by the moniker LynnLight professionally, added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
He said he was “very disappointed” in the Houthis, “in that they have, until now, acted very professionally and smart” amid the Iran war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Read, a well-known portraitist at the time, studied in Europe, moved professionally in elite circles and was so successful that she was paid more handsomely than her better-known contemporaries, including Gainsborough.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
He perceived her skeletal tension, noted it professionally.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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