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While speaking to The Cut in 2025, Ortega recalled going through belongings at the property when she discovered an old toothbrush that had belonged to an ex.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Remember how Ted’s inability to get over Michelle in previous seasons coincided with the very public, acrimonious conflict between the show’s star and his ex?
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
Laura Overdeck arrived on the scene at one point and told cops she wanted her soon-to-be ex gone, the Post reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
They scream when she references rumours she's back together with her ex, Ricky Alvarez.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
You can’t grill him about his ex on the third date.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
“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
He established that Natalie's dog River was a puppy of her ex- boyfriend's dog and that the former couple had, for a time, lived together in her Silverwood Green home.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 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
The mother was an ex- girlfriend and was living with another man when Morris found out she was pregnant.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
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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