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[fawr-mer-lee] / ˈfɔr mər li /


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Kozeracki’s department, which was formerly called the Loan Programs Office, also has other tools to help developers.

From Barron's

That idea is exactly how Sarah Thiele, formerly a PhD student at the University of British Columbia and now a researcher at Princeton, and her colleagues characterize today's massive satellite networks.

From Science Daily

Ye, the provocative rapper formerly known as Kanye West, explains himself once again — this time in a full-page ad in Monday’s issue of the Wall Street Journal.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Hazareesingh describes how Solitude, a pregnant, formerly enslaved woman in Guadeloupe, encouraged a group of people to fight back against the French soldiers sent by Napoleon in 1802 to reinstate slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal

Musk's social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, has been the target of an investigation since December 2023 under the EU's digital content rules.

From Barron's