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He's an old hand at working on cars.
with 25 years on the job, Vinnie was the old hand everyone went to with their problems
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Our real-time ranking of Trump’s new brain trust, from giants of industry, old hands and emerging outsiders, tracks who’s in the inner circle—and who’s been cast out.
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Joe Walsh, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
His crew is mostly high school students collecting community service hours along with old hands who have been using wobbly ladders, ropes and pulleys for years to string long strands of lights from the cedars’ graceful branches.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
The inquest into their early exit rumbles on — the Chilean Football Federation has even asked for the referee in that final game to be suspended — but those complaints do not mask a disappointing campaign in which old hands and promising young talents alike failed to perform.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
This gives you time to add back lots of moisture to the nail and surrounding skin via a cuticle oil or even just plain old hand cream, Dr. Ibrahim says.
—Melanie Rud, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
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Joe Walsh, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
His crew is mostly high school students collecting community service hours along with old hands who have been using wobbly ladders, ropes and pulleys for years to string long strands of lights from the cedars’ graceful branches.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
The inquest into their early exit rumbles on — the Chilean Football Federation has even asked for the referee in that final game to be suspended — but those complaints do not mask a disappointing campaign in which old hands and promising young talents alike failed to perform.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
This gives you time to add back lots of moisture to the nail and surrounding skin via a cuticle oil or even just plain old hand cream, Dr. Ibrahim says.
—Melanie Rud, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Old hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20hand. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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