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Two stadium gigs in Russia by Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West have officially been cancelled.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Merikins are the descendants of formerly enslaved African Americans who fought alongside the British during the War of 1812.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
CJ Desai, formerly of MongoDB, will head up the initiative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Another survivor in Mumbai -- formerly known as Bombay -- is the Regal Cinema, an Art Deco hall that opened in 1933.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
It is a truly astounding sight when every tree in a forest becomes individual; where formerly had sprawled a seamless cloak of green there now stood a million bright colors.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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