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troubleshooters

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  • noun Plural form of troubleshooter.

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Examples

  • Hillary Clinton starts work over at the State Department, and big-name troubleshooters will head to key hot spots, as the new administration flexes its diplomatic muscles.

    CNN Transcript Jan 22, 2009 2009

  • While other Gineal regularly called troubleshooters by their title, councilors reserved the use of laoch solas for formal occasions — like when an enforcer had transgressed far enough to earn worse than a slap on the wrist.

    In the Midnight Hour 2007

  • As he explains, developer shops often consider "troubleshooters" to be among the best employees.

    Charles H. Green: Software Programming and the Economics of Trust vs. Transactions 2008

  • The catapult officer got another thumbs-up from the squadron troubleshooters, meaning everything was fine outside the aircraft, and now the catapult officer wanted a message in return, and quick.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • The catapult officer got another thumbs-up from the squadron troubleshooters, meaning everything was fine outside the aircraft, and now the catapult officer wanted a message in return, and quick.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • I will also complain to TV news "troubleshooters".

    Tech Beat - BusinessWeek 2009

  • They found that with the high levels of bad pension advice throughout the market, they were able to carve out a role as 'troubleshooters', finding solutions to the mess many clients had been left in.

    unknown title 2009

  • "troubleshooters" to it and the other two councils because they were Conservative controlled authorities in "marginal seats".

    BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2008

  • Grossman, who retired from the State Department in 2005 after a 30-year career, will face formidable challenges after replacing Mr. Holbrooke, one of the top US diplomatic troubleshooters of the post-war era.

    Clinton Set to Name New Envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan 2011

  • Grossman, who retired from the State Department in 2005 after a 30-year career, will face formidable challenges after replacing Mr. Holbrooke, one of the top US diplomatic troubleshooters of the post-war era.

    Clinton Set to Name New Envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan 2011

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