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The shootings took place on a Sunday morning, apparently after Betty Broderick received a letter from her ex-husband’s attorney, according to a 1990 story in The San Diego Union, one of the two newspapers that later merged to become The San Diego Union-Tribune.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Ultimately, Field attended the award show with actor David Steinberg and his now-ex-wife, Judy.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Kardashian and her ex-husband Kanye West welcomed their fourth child via surrogate on May 9, 2019.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
The exes are also ordered to appear remotely at a court hearing April 30 to review the merits of Mortensen’s protective order against Paul.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Ultimately, Field attended the award show with actor David Steinberg and his now-ex-wife, Judy.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Kardashian and her ex-husband Kanye West welcomed their fourth child via surrogate on May 9, 2019.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
The exes are also ordered to appear remotely at a court hearing April 30 to review the merits of Mortensen’s protective order against Paul.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
Noun
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The Daily Racing Form reported Ocelli, the maiden who finished third in the Derby, is now expected to run in the Preakness.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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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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Around a century ago, in New York, a white starlet named Irene Delroy got a hot tip from her maid, who was Black.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Colleen Camp, on the other hand, demonstrates a flair for light comedy as an alluring French maid, though the role too often requires her to play second fiddle to her own enhanced bosom.—
Kirk Ellis,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Today’s college students going for a bachelor’s degree expect to earn roughly $80,000 one year after graduation — about $24,000 more than the average starting salary of $56,153, according to a survey by Clever Real Estate.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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According to his LinkedIn page, Loftis attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha from 2000-2005 and earned a bachelor’s degree in management of information systems.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 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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