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He is also the former laird - a Scottish term for someone owning a large long-established estate - of the Hebridean island of Gigha.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Some of those former employees said the staffers were then eased out or terminated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The venture-capital firm run by Antonio Gracias, a former Tesla board member and current SpaceX director, was also listed as an investor.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
“This is the final jewel in the crown of Exposition Park,” former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said in a recent interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
His new duties included shaving and dressing the former president and traveling with him.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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