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Recent Examples of ex
Tom Brady was completely ignored by his ex, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, in her Father’s Day homage.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Kate divorced Jon, 48, in 2009 amid reports of infidelity surrounding her now ex-husband.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Earlier this year, Gates admitted to two affairs while married to his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, adding that Epstein knew about the relationships.
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Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Sara Foster still lives with her ex, Tommy Haas, two years after their split.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Kate divorced Jon, 48, in 2009 amid reports of infidelity surrounding her now ex-husband.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Earlier this year, Gates admitted to two affairs while married to his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, adding that Epstein knew about the relationships.
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Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Sara Foster still lives with her ex, Tommy Haas, two years after their split.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
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Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
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Across two stints, Magnussen made 185 starts in Formula One and raced for McLaren, Renault and Haas, recording a career-best runner-up finish in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix — his maiden start in F1.
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Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist.
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The series follows a woman named Emma over the course of more than six decades of her life, from the 1900s through the 1970s, working her way from impoverished maid to the world’s richest woman.
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The report also found higher scam rates among lower-income adults, people of color and people without bachelor’s degrees.
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Snyder earned bachelor’s degrees in English and education, along with a minor in theology, from Valparaiso University in 2003.
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The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.
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There would be some updates—instead of a spinster, my protagonist, Clemence Lathbury, is a divorcee.
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