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The actor had lived in the home for some time previous to the renovation, and is seen walking through the bare-bones home sharing stories about each room before the gut job began.
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Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
In the four years previous to that Flamengo and Palmeiras dominated South American football winning two titles each.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The other alleged incident happened previous to the plaintiff’s full-time employment with Ye’s operations, which started in 2021.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Pulte lived in Florida previous to his nomination to lead the independent agency, but his family has roots in metro Detroit.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 14 Jan. 2022
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Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
In the four years previous to that Flamengo and Palmeiras dominated South American football winning two titles each.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The other alleged incident happened previous to the plaintiff’s full-time employment with Ye’s operations, which started in 2021.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Pulte lived in Florida previous to his nomination to lead the independent agency, but his family has roots in metro Detroit.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 14 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for previous to
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Officers safely steered the kangaroo off the roadway and onto nearby private property before tracking down the animal’s owner, according to authorities.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Writers Guild of America’s staff union authorized a strike via 82% vote, weeks before major negotiations.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Nearly six years after Iger’s seismic move – which stunned the media and business worlds and came just prior to the devastation of Covid and when the exec was well shy of his 70th birthday – his motivations to leave remain largely a mystery.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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When a launch is imminent, the astronauts will fly to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida about six days prior to liftoff.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The designers’ responsibility to every book is to attract the right consumer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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In a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), the Clintons criticized the committee for dismissing previous subpoenas issued to seven other witnesses on the matter of Epstein.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Feb. 2026
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