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They scream when she references rumours she's back together with her ex, Ricky Alvarez.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
My ex and I had no children together, and after the divorce we had absolutely no contact.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
In recent administrations, governing majorities have come to rely on the vice president—who is ex officio Senate president—to act as primary liaison between the White House and Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
And it’s their ex, they’re expressing it there, you know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The first was the problem of the creation of life from nonlife—genesis ex nihilo.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
“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
The five included two key figures from the Jeremy Corbyn era – ex- director of communications Seumas Milne and Mr Corbyn’s former chief of staff Karie Murphy.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
“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
He was starting to ex- plain its destructive power when Kurnakov cut him off.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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