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Defending Mr Saunders, John Harrison said his client was known as "dippy Dominique" and incapable of arranging a hit man.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

But the one that has most resonated — killed, you might say — has been a gentler, funnier take on the genre that says right up front: The hired hit man is a Hollywood myth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

HBO’s dark comedy “Barry” is ostensibly the saga of a hit man trying to find himself — and redemption — through a North Hollywood acting class.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Enter Death Drop, a former hit man and current drag queen, who is pushed by Mother Henny, the hostess of the club, to find Lunaira.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

He squeezes the words out of the corner of his mouth like a hit man.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe




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