former
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Sometimes, the former can change significantly overnight with no input from us whatsoever, for example via an inheritance that leaves us with questions about investments, lifestyle, taxes and retirement.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The novel’s narrator and protagonist is Adora Hazzard, a former writer for a comedy show that sounds a good bit like “Saturday Night Live.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“And that is frightening to consider,” a former White House staffer admitted to me.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
The former Hearts, Raith Rovers and Livingston manager worked as a first-team scout and opposition analyst at Celtic from January 2015 until September 2018.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Anxiety, depression, insomnia, and feelings of isolation were common in the workers, as well as in the former populations of the towns surrounding the plant.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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