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Meanings of erstwhile in English
Portuguese
antigamente Synonyms
Examples for "old"
Examples for "old"
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The 128-year-old company has been bedeviled by different problems in different markets.
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Today, the court heard a victim impact statement from the 34-year-old victim.
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The 52-year-old Scot is concerned about the security situation in Northern Ireland.
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The 42-year-old said she would work across political parties in the role.
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And let's hope the next government continues the fight, the 46-year-old said.
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Given the latter case, the former problem is probably a good thing.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former colonial power France condemned the violence.
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The latter was always known as 'Little' Britain, the former 'Great' Britain.
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Pink Europe is finished, says Claude Allégre, a former French education minister.
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However, a former course for the kayaking competition has been left deserted.
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Ask Zelandoni to tell you about the number five sometime, Jondalar said.
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So sometime the course isn't completed and this can lead to problems.
3
Trump said the new executive order would be released sometime next week.
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The shares could start to trade on the Nasdaq market sometime today.
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We hope to test it later next year-thatis, sometime in 2003.
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Of course, that onetime injection has a devastating long-term cost: climate change.
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Morgan Stanley's onetime investment banking chief Paul Taubman recently left the bank.
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Just this month a tweet by Clinton's onetime Democratic primary opponent, U.S.
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The grizzled onetime Guardsman was the last Rand had expected it of.
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He also gave him the name of her onetime lover, Arthur Cutter.
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Towards the close of the time Emily called on her quondam friend.
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Then he turned to the other critics of Indian administration-hisquondam supporters.
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He endeavored to prevail upon his quondam mistress to elope with him.
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Hilliard had scarcely seen his quondam sister-in-law since she became Mrs. Marr.
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They now find themselves with us, and separated from their quondam leaders.
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These would be one-time costs taken in one year, the OCC said.
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However, excluding one-time costs and charges, the loss was narrower than expected.
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Results were boosted by one-time gains, including insurance recoveries, the company said.
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Second, a one-time cash injection doesn't guarantee money in the long run.
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Excluding one-time items, the company posted profit of 10 cents per share.
Usage of erstwhile in English
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It's been a rough year for erstwhile electric car company Faraday Future.
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One erstwhile cyber cafe said it planned to close in a month.
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Hence also the thaw in Russia's relations with its erstwhile foe, Israel.
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But many of those erstwhile alien products now bear Chinese brand names.
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The erstwhile orderly arranged contents are found tumbled about in dire confusion.
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It is harder to acknowledge your erstwhile enemies or recognise their humanity.
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We have become familiar with the uncultured language of the erstwhile oppressor.
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She spoke of herself as erstwhile your betrothed; no more than that.'
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His erstwhile sad and melancholy face was flushed and bright with happiness.
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Therefore, the threats of our erstwhile friend Roosevelt leave us quite cold.
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He brushed past Root, eyes looking anywhere except at his erstwhile friend.
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He turned to see the erstwhile assistant, cup and saucer in hand.
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Jenssen, streaming foul curses upon his erstwhile friend, burst into the tent.
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The erstwhile doubting throng began, stage by stage, to mount toward enthusiasm.
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He sent for Tarnier, the Installation physician, biologist, and erstwhile Venusian psychologist.
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The erstwhile comedian has barely been in the I'm a Celebrity .
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Erstwhile across language varieties
Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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