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Recent Examples of ex
But there’s also darkness in Cherry’s past, including an ex-boyfriend who has either terribly wronged her or been terribly wronged by her.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Abarca’s ex-wife Alexis Garcia filed charges against him in Jackson County family court and Johnson County criminal court after an alleged domestic altercation on May 29.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
The ex-champ became the first woman inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In an interview with the Herald, Michael’s ex-girlfriend said Michael didn’t mention Basabe’s name or the possibility of going public at the time.
—Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Abarca’s ex-wife Alexis Garcia filed charges against him in Jackson County family court and Johnson County criminal court after an alleged domestic altercation on May 29.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
The ex-champ became the first woman inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In an interview with the Herald, Michael’s ex-girlfriend said Michael didn’t mention Basabe’s name or the possibility of going public at the time.
—Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Since breaking his maiden on the Jimmy Durante turf course at Del Mar on September 10, 2023, Formidable Man has reeled off five consecutive Stakes wins in his starts at the Seaside Oval.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Federico Chiesa earned cult hero status during his maiden campaign at Liverpool.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ella Beaty will play Lizzie, while Rebecca Hall will play Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, and Vicky Krieps will play Bridget Sullvan, a maid in the Borden household.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Geier, who has a bachelor’s degree in biology, has also been reprimanded by the Maryland Board of Physicians for practicing medicine without a medical license.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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After learning of her death, Washington State University awarded Hall a posthumous bachelor’s degree.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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On The Gilded Age, Nixon plays Ada, the spinster sister of Agnes (Christine Baranski), in all three seasons.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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An old spinster, and worse, a scandalous one.—
Grace Aldridge
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Ex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ex. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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