ambulance-chasing
n.— «Ambulance-chasing?…Some say that the division has become an “ambulance-chaser,” pursuing funding opportunities regardless of their relevance to the core work of the division.» —“Ecology takes on the human touch” by Alastair Sarre Ecos July-September, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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