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ex

[eks] / ɛks /




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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

Above all, Swanberg is interested in one strand of this knotty dilemma: how an ex turns from trash to treasure the minute someone else claims them from the dumpster.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 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

In Susan's case, financial investigators at the CMS found her ex had the money to pay.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

I’m still fantasizing that a deus ex machina will descend from the heavens to resolve the situation.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

“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

He wants to analyze which advanced-placement classes the seniors took, their standardized test scores, ex- tracurriculars, and GPAs to figure out what he needs to do to get into Harvard.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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