from the latter

Example Sentences

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Don’t expect it to emerge from the latter category anytime soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

She then went on to study at Barber-Scotia College in Concord, N.C., and Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C., eventually getting an honorary doctorate from the latter of the two HBCUs.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

In fact, from the latter half of 2021 on, the researchers found that positive reviews were never more than 50 percent.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

Since Harris and Obama both have multiracial backgrounds, the former appears to be taking cues from the latter in public life.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2024

But aside from the latter privilege, and a garrison of Macedonian soldiers quartered in the city Cyrene was left pretty much to rule herself.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro