"purple squirrel" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "purple squirrel (plural purple squirrels)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2017 June 28, Laura Fries, “To catch a purple squirrel, you need to be flexible and proactive”, in The Business Journals",
          "text": "Once you have your job description, take some time to test it against reality. How many purple squirrels are actually out there?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, J. T. O'Donnell, “Why Every Job Seeker Should Strive to Be a 'Purple Squirrel' in 2019”, in Inc.",
          "text": "Being a purple squirrel is useless if nobody knows it. Branding your unique combination of skills is one of the best ways to ensure you'll be found more frequently.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A job applicant who perfectly fits a laundry list of requirements, against long odds of finding such a person."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A job applicant who perfectly fits a laundry list of requirements, against long odds of finding such a person."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "unicorn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
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  "word": "purple squirrel"
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      "form": "purple squirrels",
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        "plural"
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      "expansion": "purple squirrel (plural purple squirrels)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2017 June 28, Laura Fries, “To catch a purple squirrel, you need to be flexible and proactive”, in The Business Journals",
          "text": "Once you have your job description, take some time to test it against reality. How many purple squirrels are actually out there?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, J. T. O'Donnell, “Why Every Job Seeker Should Strive to Be a 'Purple Squirrel' in 2019”, in Inc.",
          "text": "Being a purple squirrel is useless if nobody knows it. Branding your unique combination of skills is one of the best ways to ensure you'll be found more frequently.",
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        "A job applicant who perfectly fits a laundry list of requirements, against long odds of finding such a person."
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        "(informal) A job applicant who perfectly fits a laundry list of requirements, against long odds of finding such a person."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "unicorn"
        }
      ],
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        "informal"
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  "word": "purple squirrel"
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