soldier of fortune
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In 2003, a soldier of fortune pursues enigmatic gambler Stanley Glass through ersatz Venetian canals of Las Vegas, only to stumble upon a curious book titled “The Mirror Thief.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
To his legions of admirers, Mike Hoare was a poetry-reading soldier of fortune who led an army of white mercenaries in Congo, freed missionaries from certain death and beat back a growing communist threat.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2020
In May 2013, court papers say, Joseph Hunter, a soldier of fortune, got an email from his boss.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2015
Also seeking the Republican Senate nomination were self-described soldier of fortune Thomas Bleming of Lusk, oil company worker Arthur Bruce Clifton of Cheyenne and James Gregory of Jackson.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 19, 2014
The young woman is symbolic of the Republic of Costa Rica, and the gentleman ground beneath her heel is supposed to represent the American filibuster and soldier of fortune, William Walker.
From Gentlemen Rovers by E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) Powell
