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ulterior

[uhl-teer-ee-er] / ʌlˈtɪər i ər /


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Ulterior motives, competing geopolitical desires between India and the United States and a series of flashbacks, which recount how Rehman came into Mirza’s orbit, are the finely tuned mechanics that give this picture propulsion.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Ulterior motives in place, the pair befriend the lonely old man.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Ulterior motives: Mark Zuckerberg just announced a new “privacy-focused vision” for Facebook: consolidating messaging across Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram with end-to-end encryption.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2019

Seneca was born around 4 B.C. in the capital of the Roman province of Hispania Ulterior, now the city of Córdoba.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 26, 2015

He was sent to Ulterior Spain in 191 as governor, where, after some reverses, he put down all insurrections.

From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin




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