from the latter
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A textbook from the latter warned rescuers not to “rush to the aid of a person in trouble” but first to “stop, look around, and assess the risk to yourself and your team.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Despite questions as to why he chose the Blues over his former club Liverpool, there was no offer on the table from the latter.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
She then went on to study at Barber-Scotia College in Concord, N.C., and Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C., eventually getting an honorary doctorate from the latter of the two HBCUs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
In fact, from the latter half of 2021 on, the researchers found that positive reviews were never more than 50 percent.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Comparing a dachshund with a wolf, you wouldn’t even suspect that the former had been derived from the latter if you didn’t already know it.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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