as in veterans
a person with long experience in a specified area
with 25 years on the job, Vinnie was the old hand everyone went to with their problems
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veterans
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Up, a supplier of family-friendly and uplifting programming on linear networks like UPtv and AspireTV and subscription streamer UP Faith & Family, will now be run by company veterans Philip Manwaring and Reta Peery.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
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The agency, which oversees health care and other benefits for veterans, is not operating as usual due to a lapse in federal funding appropriations.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Old hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hands. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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