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Recent Examples of ex
First-quarter earnings per share excluding one-time items and revenue topped Wall Street analysts’ highest estimates, as did raised full-year EPS ex-items guidance.
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Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Previous wrongful death claim in Biffle plane crash In February, Biffle’s ex-wife, Nicole, filed notice of a $10 million wrongful death claim against Dennis Dutton’s estate on behalf of her daughter, Emma Biffle’s estate, court records show.
—Joe Marusak
may 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Here, his mournful ex-convict is finally tasting freedom in a country that wants to keep him metaphorically shackled.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The ex-staffer is accusing Jenner, 28, of various abuses during her employment, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to pay wages and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 1 May 2026
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Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Previous wrongful death claim in Biffle plane crash In February, Biffle’s ex-wife, Nicole, filed notice of a $10 million wrongful death claim against Dennis Dutton’s estate on behalf of her daughter, Emma Biffle’s estate, court records show.
—Joe Marusak
may 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Here, his mournful ex-convict is finally tasting freedom in a country that wants to keep him metaphorically shackled.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The ex-staffer is accusing Jenner, 28, of various abuses during her employment, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to pay wages and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
Noun
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Morse wheeled his runner back in seven days after a last-race maiden victory of five lengths on the Arkansas Derby undercard.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The ladies Carnarvon, their daughters, and their guests—not to mention the governesses, maids, and cooks?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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The village was unique set apart from the more common Chinese bachelor labor camps documented in California history.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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This spring, Galaviz will earn her associate degree and plans to enroll in SAC’s bachelor’s degree program in automotive technology, launching this fall.—
Santa Ana College,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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There would be some updates—instead of a spinster, my protagonist, Clemence Lathbury, is a divorcee.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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