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Rashford, also bidding to earn a World Cup slot with England while on loan from Manchester United, will be experiencing an El Clasico for the first time, but Bellingham is an old hand.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin is an old hand, having made world headlines back in 2003 by opposing the U.S. war in Iraq in an eloquent U.N. address.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2025

But Kimmel is by now an old hand at a highly specialized gig.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

An old hand at broadcast network cop shows including “Law & Order” and “NYPD Blue,” Finkelstein, 70, was partnered by Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2022

Between five and ten recruits fall to every old hand.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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