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LaGrange said he falls in the latter camp.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
By the latter part of the year, like now, markets give the dots unusual weight.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
So far, Katie Zacharia, who debuted as the White House’s top spokesperson on Tuesday, is looking like the latter.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
In the former work, Ms. Nadon shone with poetic grandeur; in the latter, she exuded introspective mystery and a luminous presence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
There were also a clothes brush, a brush and comb, and a jug and basin—the latter containing dirty water which was reddened as if with blood.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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