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  • He had for years been known as a profes - sional beggar, but his life appeared to have been a very quiet and innocent one.

    Sole Music 2010

  • He had for years been known as a profes - sional beggar, but his life appeared to have been a very quiet and innocent one.

    Tales of Terror and Mystery Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1963

  • He had for years been known as a profes - sional beggar, but his life appeared to have been a very quiet and innocent one.

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950

  • Her "profes", master "mapaches" (raccoons or electoral flimflammers) sabotaged voting booths all over the country, stuffing ballot boxes and altering tally sheets when they favored the frontrunner Lopez Obrador.

    CounterPunch 2008

  • Back in the mid-1950s, Othon Salazar, a communist activist and Mixtec Indian maestro, organized the Revolutionary Teachers Movement out of Section 9, mobilizing urban and rural "profes" (for professors) throughout the country to march on Mexico City and confront the union's corrupt leadership.

    Organic Consumers Association News Headlines 2008

  • Her "profes", master "mapaches" (raccoons or electoral flimflammers) sabotaged voting booths all over the country, stuffing ballot boxes and altering tally sheets when they favored the frontrunner Lopez Obrador.

    Organic Consumers Association News Headlines 2008

  • Headcounts in areas such as investment banking and trading typically drop at the end of the year as financial institutions lay off lower-performing profes sionals and plan for annual compensation payouts.

    Wall Street Headcount Falls Brett Philbin 2010

  • I've had one or two little turns also with Mr. John Clay, and I agree with you that he is at the head of his profes - sion.

    Sole Music 2010

  • What really counts is your remark that there is some connection between the profes - sor and the crime.

    Chennai 2010

  • Mr. Goodall is a former profes sional tennis player and British No. 2.

    Numbers Game Jason Goodall 2010

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