former
Example Sentences
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A former migrant farm worker, Noriega immigrated to the United States from Sonora, Mexico, in the 1950s.
From Los Angeles Times
He alleges that they engaged in ‘financial fraud’ involving a scheme with his former manager.
From Los Angeles Times
Headed by former High Court Justice Virginia Bell, the inquiry - which started on Tuesday - will also examine the events leading up to the attack, which was Australia's worst mass shooting in decades.
From BBC
“The former defendants in this case, like any other defendant in this situation, still enjoy the presumption of innocence held sacrosanct in our constitutional order,” the judge writes.
The former trainer claimed ICE has cut 240 hours of lessons from a 584-hour program, which he said meant dispensing with classes about firearm safety, lawful arrests, proper detention and the limits to officers’ authority.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
