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For 136 bars, the composer holds us inside a single chord as water, light and motion seem to emerge from the ether—the closest any composer has come to creation ex nihilo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

As house values fell, my ex ended up buying me out with a small sum.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

You know their favourite restaurant, what happened with their ex and their most embarrassing childhood story.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Jumping between past and present, the film tells the story of Alex Serian, a cellist who moves to Los Angeles to care for his dying mother and escape an overbearing ex played by Olivia Wilde.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

My cheating ex, Rob, never met my father.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

“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

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

From Reuters ● Mar. 28, 2023

When prefixed to the name of an office, ex- denotes that the person formerly held the office named: as, ex-mayor, the former mayor.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton