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The phrase 'the then' is not correct and should not be used in written English
To make the sentence correct and more meaningful, a different word or phrase should be used, such as 'at that time' or 'back then'. For example: When I was younger, I loved going to the park, but the then Mayor of the city did not share that sentiment.
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the then
adverb
At that time.
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The then Chief Minister of Rajasthan Smt.
O'Malley was the then Superintendent of Insurance.
The then leader ruled with fear.
Including the then prime minister Gordon Brown?
The then Blair government rejected his recommendations.
In the then parlance it meant pathetic.
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The Wildcats upset the then-No.
The then-president, Carlos Andrés Pérez, was fatally weakened.
The then-business secretary Sajid Javid refused.
That was nearly half (49.5percentt) of the then-population.
Instead, he fell in with the then-illegal Communist party.
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