Hire
Hire verb - To take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum.
Left alone is an antonym for hire.
Left alone
Both terms in one sentence
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Conklin to hire her for his brother-in-law's bachelor party, strips down to a French bathing suit when left alone in his office.
Source: Radio / Our Miss Brooks -
Her origin story seems to indicate that if just left alone she'd be fine (if badly tainted), but Sene'kha, the above Psycho for Hire, pushed her even further into insanity.
Source: Webcomic / Drowtales - In particular, the Thunderbolts Initiative was either a legitimate attempt to help compliant and registered supervillains redeem themselves, or a gang of Psychos For Hire being used as attack dogs against people guilty of no crime beyond wanting to be left alone.
Source: Depending on the Writer
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