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- noun Alternative form of
straight shooter .
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Examples
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Viewed initially as an ascetic straight-shooter whose ambitions stopped at running the NYPD, Kelly has become a man about town, consorting with rock stars and celebs, reveling among the rich and famous.
Len Levitt: Ray Kelly: Runnin' Scared? Len Levitt 2011
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Viewed initially as an ascetic straight-shooter whose ambitions stopped at running the NYPD, Kelly has become a man about town, consorting with rock stars and celebs, reveling among the rich and famous.
Len Levitt: Ray Kelly: Runnin' Scared? Len Levitt 2011
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The second investment manager Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has tapped as an heir apparent to Warren Buffett is a straight-shooter who, like the billionaire investor, brings along a philanthropic bent and a fondness for basic businesses.
Berkshire's New Hire Bears Shades of Buffett Jason Zweig 2011
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"He is a very straight-shooter, as honest as the day is long," Olson said of Verrilli.
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And Mr. Chenault of American Express was left with the impression that her interest in learning from the industry was real and that she is a straight-shooter, said a person familiar with his thinking.
Banking's Scourge on Charm Offensive Victoria McGrane 2011
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"He is a very straight-shooter, as honest as the day is long," Olson said of Verrilli.
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But Huckabee was heretofore widely seen as a genial straight-shooter whose ultra-Conservative ideas might not prevent him from playing well with those who disagree.
Michael Sigman: But Enough About Kenya -- Where'd Mike Huckabee Grow Up? Michael Sigman 2011
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But if he is really a straight-shooter, a listener, and capable of being unbiased, he * might* be good enough.
NASA's Next Administrator - Charles F. Bolden? - NASA Watch 2009
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But Huckabee was heretofore widely seen as a genial straight-shooter whose ultra-Conservative ideas might not prevent him from playing well with those who disagree.
Michael Sigman: But Enough About Kenya -- Where'd Mike Huckabee Grow Up? Michael Sigman 2011
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A 6-foot 2-inch former rugby player, he had a reputation as a straight-shooter who got Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman convicted for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and in 1994 extracted a guilty plea from Mafia boss John Gambino.
High-Profile Cases Challenge Prosecutor's Winning Streak Douglas Belkin 2011
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