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CEFR C1

formerly

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adverb

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"Please update your records; I was formerly known as Jane Smith"

"He formerly worked at the grocery store before moving"

"I feel nostalgic for the park that was formerly here"

"This toy was formerly my favorite when I was little"

"Did you know this building was formerly a school?"

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