erstwhile
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For the erstwhile spokeswoman, it was nasty, brutish and especially short.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Not just a football hipster's holiday hit-list, but a sample of erstwhile headline acts who have returned to their respective top flights in recent years.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“For the last two years, we’ve adopted deficit budgets,” said Newton, the erstwhile city manager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
They spend plenty of time visiting the “Real World: Boston” house where Duffy reconnects with his erstwhile housemate, Montana McGlynn, and next to none discussing Boston’s pivotal role in igniting the American Revolution.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
A hundred years before Columbus, Meggers told me, they were blasted by a mega-Nino and then overrun by one of their erstwhile inferiors.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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