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
For they who now stood around Napoleon, guarding his person from any immediate danger that threatened him at the hands of fanatic enemies or hired assassins, were marshals, generals, dukes, and princes.
From Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
