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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

As I was exploring America’s political future, I called consultant David Johnson, an old hand in Florida politics though his Tennessee accent betrays his roots.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023

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

Grandma Sands reached up and ran her wrinkly old hand over Byron’s head.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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