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former

[fawr-mer] / ˈfɔr mər /


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Emails from the recently-released batch of Epstein files show the former prince passing on reports of visits to Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam and confidential details of investment opportunities.

From BBC

TOKYO—Imagine a sheet made of microscopic glass fibers, woven by a former silk maker and thinner than a human hair.

From The Wall Street Journal

Morgan McSweeney has long been considered instrumental to the rise of Sir Keir Starmer - it remains to be seen whether his resignation as chief of staff helps keeps his former boss in position.

From BBC

Seguro, 63, is a veteran political operator and former Socialist party leader.

From Barron's

Seattle has its own upbeat arcs, none bigger than Sam Darnold, a former New York Jet, Carolina Panther, San Francisco Forty-Niner and Minnesota Viking who has at last found his way to the biggest game.

From The Wall Street Journal