onetime

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A heated courtroom exchange erupted Monday in the critical punitive phase of the civil wrongful death trial against Rebecca Grossman and her former lover, onetime Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Raman, a onetime Bass ally, also blasted the mayor’s approach to homelessness, saying it was too expensive and failing to yield meaningful results.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

A onetime “Cary Grantish darling of New York debutante balls,” Young pursued archaeology at Princeton and Columbia, joining the American School of Classical Studies in Athens in 1933.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Musk, the onetime “First Buddy,” appeared to have re-entered the president’s inner circle, less than a year after their relationship appeared to have frayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

"I will send a letter of my own," he told the onetime maester.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin