onetime

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The president said he thought the confirmation of his onetime personal defense attorney would go “very quickly,” according to a video posted from the dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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

The war is a power struggle between the Sudanese army and its onetime ally, a paramilitary force called the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, for control of the country.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 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

Something is wrong here, the onetime smuggler thought.

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