hired assassins

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Mr. André said one theory circulating in the Haitian community was that the killers, who were heard speaking Spanish, could have been hired assassins from the Dominican Republic.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

There are no hired assassins or hidden bombs; no reporters racing to the printers just in time to scream “Stop the presses!”

From The Verge • Nov. 4, 2015

Still, the ultimate villains here aren't the hired assassins or lowly water engineers but the faceless corporate owners who play God, deciding if entire regions live or die.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2015

In the past, Correa has called journalists "dogs" and "hired assassins," and has filed lawsuits against reporters and media owners who he says are determined to undermine his government.

From Reuters • Feb. 20, 2013

Not so, said Edmund Burke, who gave the matter an unlooked-for publicity by denouncing the Hessians as "hired assassins."

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