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hit-and-run

noun as in murderer

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They have graduated from hit-and-run operations to attacking checkpoints and planting landmines.

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Then, after six years of release, he served another 12 years for a hit-and-run incident.

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Still, a medical examiner initially ruled Smith’s death the result of a hit-and-run.

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A hit-and-run driver who struck and seriously hurt a road worker after a 130mph police chase tried to blame his ex-partner in a bungled cover-up before being caught out by a Ring doorbell.

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"This kind of visitor tends to have little real interest in the heritage, culture or natural environment they are exploiting for clicks. They are the ultimate hit-and-run tourist," Wareing said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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