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erstwhile

adjective as in former

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This alienation of Israel’s erstwhile friends around the world stands to erode, in a potentially lasting way, not only the standing of Netanyahu and his successors but also the long-term viability of Israel’s founding project.

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The author, who lives in Culver City, is still married to the erstwhile sailor, but she now sculls at UCLA’s Marina Aquatic Center.

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At the same time, the military is being pushed farther into civilian affairs, and not just as erstwhile cops.

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No ties to the area except our tax dollars, of course, and our erstwhile equality as Angelenos and Californians.

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Meanwhile, over on “Gutfeld,” fill-in host Kat Timpf was talking about her erstwhile boss taking two full days off work to get a colonoscopy.

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