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The latter is when you are focused on what they have, not who they are.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Credit Agricole, which holds 29.3 percent in Banco BPM, said Thursday that it would not back MPS's proposal, depriving the latter of crucial support.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Not for nothing does the latter come first in the amendment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
With the top two qualifying for the latter stages, Croatia had the chance to put themselves in pole position to beat England to a place in the quarter-finals.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Both Alyx and Oliver were taller than me, the latter by at least a few inches, with brown hair and green eyes.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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