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Recent Examples of latter Whether he will be allowed to participate in practice by mid-May, when the team will run non-contact sessions during latter stages of its Organized Team Activities (OTAs), remains to be seen. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025 Even with that high contact rate, Lowder was very lucky in the majors, with a 1.17 ERA but a 3.10 FIP, and even that latter figure doesn’t adjust for the improbability of allowing 0 homers in 30 innings. Keith Law, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 That latter cohort has more investments in alternatives, like private equity and direct deals, which don’t price on a daily basis. Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2025 That latter cut is a track from Jackson’s Invincible album, on which Santana played guitar. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for latter
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Adjective
  • The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.
    Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • According to the Journal, Ford last year shipped about 5,500 Broncos, F-150s, Mustangs and Navigators to China.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Anything less would be another painful letdown after Messi and Miami were eliminated by Atlanta United in the opening round of last year’s MLS playoffs.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • These concerns appeared to strike a chord—at least in part—with U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken, who brought up the issue several times during this week’s fairness hearing over whether to grant the settlement’s final approval.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Her final surgery was just weeks before Your Friends & Neighbors started filming.
    Danielle Pergament, SELF, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Latter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latter. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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