old hands

plural of old hand

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veterans
Noun
  • As the investigations continued Tuesday into two separate mass shootings allegedly perpetrated over the weekend by Marine veterans wielding assault rifles, one in Michigan and the other in North Carolina, numerous questions remain unanswered -- chief among them motive.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Done right, remakes can be a fantastic way to introduce a franchise to a new audience, but also have to be transformative enough that veterans who’ve played the original come away with a different experience.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Old hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hands. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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