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She has been “handling” Helen since the latter was a guileless young assassin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Pegula's group opponents are Gauff, Rybakina and Noskova, and the latter pair's practice session at Indian Wells was also live-streamed.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Yarbrough, a constitutional lawyer, appears to be in the latter category.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
News of Fiebig and Shue’s marriage comes just weeks after the latter announced he and Fiebig were engaged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
These two ideas transcend our finite understanding, he wrote, “the former on account of their magnitude, the latter because of their smallness.”
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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