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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The training is directed at community leaders, social workers, civil servants and others who may have frequent interactions with veterans.—
Claire Harbage,
NPR,
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For example, an observational study published in June in the found that older veterans who received RSV shots were about 80 percent less likely to develop an infection, visit an emergency department or urgent care or be hospitalized compared with unvaccinated veterans.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Old hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hands. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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