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[eks] / ɛks /




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That judge ruled that my ex did not have to pay anything, and he ignored the previous court orders.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026

This approach is significantly more efficient and cost-effective than ex vivo therapy, which requires harvesting a patient’s cells, modifying them in a lab, and re-infusing them.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Learning that my very newly ex was on the verge of a whole ass new marriage didn’t make me want her back, but I knew that I didn’t want whatever this was.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

For Apple, as for Jobs, the whole episode involved the kind of deus ex machina you could never get away with in fiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Every Greek drama needs a deus ex machina.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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