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Tacopina attacked Carroll's expert as a "hired gun" and attacked Carroll for not going to the police about the alleged attack.

From Salon May 9, 2023

But Niemeyer also calls Wildlife Services “the hired gun of the livestock industry.”

From Seattle Times Mar. 13, 2023

Once a hired gun for hard rock, soft rock and every genre in between, Pierce can show you how to dial in the perfect situational tone.

From Washington Post Apr. 2, 2021

In that light, Brown is simply another hired gun, albeit one with a trail of burned bridges, hired to get the Buccaneers to the promised land.

From New York Times Nov. 9, 2020

Node:hired gun, Next:hirsute, Previous:hing, Up:= H = hired gun n.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.




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