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former

[fawr-mer] / ˈfɔr mər /


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So he may be qualified to weigh in on the Senate race between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and former state Rep. James Talarico.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

From Greater Manchester to north London, organisations and volunteers are transforming former industrial land and neglected parks into habitats for wildlife and places for people to enjoy.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

And Instinct was founded just a year ago by Shinn, a former research scientist at Sierra AI, and has 14 employees.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The key task is to promote the former for all students, wherever they live, and in whatever schools are available to them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Believers hissed, certain that the former celebrity medium was being paid to betray the spirits.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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