old hand

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Its episodic encores are currently airing on Fox as a lead-in to “The Faithful,” whose showrunner, René Echevarria, is an old hand at both network and cable, and whose work includes “The 4400.”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

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

According to her Outside interview, 33-year-old Woodley is an old hand at camping thanks to family outings at Leo Carrillo State Park in Malibu and other California coastal haunts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025

“Don’t stand there talking about it, kid,” an old hand growled.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2022

“I feel positively like an old hand at this,” Theodora said to Eleanor.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson