nonpros

non·pros

 (nŏn′prŏs′)
tr.v. non·prossed, non·pros·sing, non·pros·ses
To enter a judgment of non prosequitur against (a plaintiff).

[Short for non prosequitur.]
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reality hit "Masterchef," where nonpros compete before a panel of judges, including Ramsey.
It was tricky convincing the pros not to act, while motivating the nonpros to act-so they would meet halfway.
Lensed with impressive assurance and boasting powerful perfs from a combo of established pros and nonpros, "Street Days" looks poised to lead a Georgian renaissance spearheaded by fests and advancing into the arthouse.
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The cost of making a movie or TV show used to be an insurmountable barrier to entry for nonpros, but the dawn of YouTube and the high-def digital videocamera changed all that.
Most of the opera's performers were nonpros juggling day jobs.
But what it lacks in showbiz buzz it makes up for in fandemonium among nonpros.
Character-driven slice-of-life thesped mostly by nonpros resolutely avoids the dramatic--dwelling instead on the moments in between.
Hmong roles were filled by nonpros and quite adequately so.
Scripted like "Mean Girls"-meets-"Kids," and shot with a handheld immediacy that reveals director Valeria Gala Germanika's docu roots, the film features highly convincing perfs by three teenage nonpros, whose big mouths and Siberia-sized chutzpah bring chaos to their parents, peers and ullimately one another.

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