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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
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“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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