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The latter earned him a spot at École Polytechnique, a French mashup of M.I.T. and West Point, and his first job in Credit Suisse’s London office in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Sibley and Ollie Pope added 38 in 18 overs before Bamber returned to trap the latter plum lbw.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The former is much less complicated than the latter.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The strategy here would be to buy the former three, the cybersecurity providers, and avoid the latter three.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Of the latter we never spoke, but it was always with us.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya