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- noun Plural form of
fly-by-night .
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Examples
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He has for some time been touted cautiously as The One, an end to all these fly-by-nights and Mr Right-Nows pressing their suit only to end up sneaking out the next morning, shirt untucked, whisky still on their breath, yet another fumbling disappointment
Can Joe Hart save himself from the curse of the England keeper? | Barney Ronay 2011
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He has for some time been touted cautiously as The One, an end to all these fly-by-nights and Mr Right-Nows pressing their suit only to end up sneaking out the next morning, shirt untucked, whisky still on their breath, yet another fumbling disappointment.
Can Joe Hart save himself from the curse of the England keeper? | Barney Ronay 2011
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This is no underdone confection from fly-by-nights: it's as taut and accomplished as any British rock album this year.
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You might think that these are obscure insurance companies that are fly-by-nights; but no, they are the very biggest in the country that are doing this ...
Rob Kall: Interview with Health Insurance Exec/Whistleblower Wendell Potter 2009
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You might think that these are obscure insurance companies that are fly-by-nights; but no, they are the very biggest in the country that are doing this ...
Health Insurance Whistleblower Wendell Potter-- Interview; Details How Insurers Screw Insureds 2009
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You might think that these are obscure insurance companies that are fly-by-nights; but no, they are the very biggest in the country that are doing this ...
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You know, one of the things we need to do is get rid of those that have been fly-by-nights, those who haven't worked within good financial constraints.
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It's not just fly-by-nights selling gently used gear.
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Over his 60-plus year career, he's watched countless fly-by-nights come and go (you listening, Michael Buble?), and he's still swingin '.
Tony Sachs: The (Lounge) Lizard King: Happy Birthday, Buddy Greco 2008
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Update 2: After the jump in the print edition, page A14 is full of large, accompanying images including the shot above, BA's FBI wanted poster, and two screen shots from political ads by independent fly-by-nights attempting to tie Obama to Ayers.
Michael Shaw: Reading The Pictures: New York Times Plays The Ayers Card 2008
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