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Jumping between past and present, the film tells the story of Alex Serian, a cellist who moves to Los Angeles to care for his dying mother and escape an overbearing ex played by Olivia Wilde.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
While speaking to The Cut in 2025, Ortega recalled going through belongings at the property when she discovered an old toothbrush that had belonged to an ex.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Remember how Ted’s inability to get over Michelle in previous seasons coincided with the very public, acrimonious conflict between the show’s star and his ex?
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom, an ex officio regent who appoints most of the board, has not taken a position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“That class would be all drama anyway. I can’t be there with my ex, that’s not a healthy environment.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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“Integrating Europe’s capital markets to better channel high household savings towards productive investments in the EU will be essential,” ex- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi concluded in his landmark 2024 report on continental competitiveness.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
“What lamentable comments from the ex- president!” tweeted Luis Carlos Ugalde, who served as president of Mexico’s Federal Election Institute during part of Fox’s presidential term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
An ex- commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army was also sanctioned.
From Reuters ● Mar. 28, 2023
Former colleagues said the ex- Marine Corps officer and former U.S. attorney, who was sworn in as FBI director a week before the 2001 terrorist attacks, is uniquely suited to the task.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2017
He wants to analyze which advanced-placement classes the seniors took, their standardized test scores, ex- tracurriculars, and GPAs to figure out what he needs to do to get into Harvard.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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