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The Chicago Bulls were widely reported to have achieved a threepeat in professional basketball.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, engaged in, or suitable for a profession: lawyers, doctors, and other professional people.
  2. adjective Conforming to the standards of a profession: professional behavior.
  3. adjective Engaging in a given activity as a source of livelihood or as a career: a professional writer.
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  • The Chicago Bulls were widely reported to have achieved a threepeat in professional basketball. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XXIII No 4
  • Wasn't that what being a professional was all about? —  The Time of the Transference
  • Often the difference between the amateur and the professional was their quickness off the starting blocks, not their martial arts skill. —  Beyond World's End
  • Yet, as Humphrey Bogart put it, a professional is a guy who gets the job done whether he feels like it or not. —  Ten Minutes, That's It
  • 1Introduces wrestling holds in professional matches (13) 9Troubadour almost makes toast (5) 10Nude has to sing boating song (9) 11Vitamin C is ordered to retain smile in part? —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 4
 

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/prəˈfɛʃənəl/
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