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[eks] / ɛks /




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While Deborah favors dresses when spending time with Marty, the vibrant floral Kobi Halperin pantsuit illustrates that she is not making a play for her ex.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

My ex and I had no children together, and after the divorce we had absolutely no contact.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

After an ex blocks them by phone and on social media, they can still send a one-cent transfer with a short message begging for forgiveness in the transaction description.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

A solution ex machina prevented it from closing, but instead of maintaining the status quo, everybody committed to leveling it up to a Michelin star-worthy bistro.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

First about Lee Lee’s ex, because even though she can’t bear to see him, she can’t stop talking about him.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

“Integrating Europe’s capital markets to better channel high household savings towards productive investments in the EU will be essential,” ex- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi concluded in his landmark 2024 report on continental competitiveness.

From Barron's Mar. 30, 2026

“What lamentable comments from the ex- president!” tweeted Luis Carlos Ugalde, who served as president of Mexico’s Federal Election Institute during part of Fox’s presidential term.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2023

An ex- commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army was also sanctioned.

From Reuters Mar. 28, 2023

Andersson-Dubin, an ex- model who previously worked as an internist and is a frequent presence on New York’s society scene, said she dated Epstein “on and off” for seven or eight years beginning in 1983.

From Washington Post Dec. 17, 2021

I ex- tend the invitation in Spanish, slowly, using gestures, feeling flushed with embarrassment.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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