shotgun hunt
v.— «The shotgun hunt will be a quick series of test one at a time to check for tuberculosis, diabetes, anemia, and some kinds of cancer and heart diseases, syphilis, and other diseases.» —“Shotgun Medical Test Is Next Big Health Problem” by Alton L. Blakeslee Kingsport News (Tennessee) Oct. 31, 1949. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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