the above
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: something that is mentioned at an earlier point in the same document
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Every situation is unique, but even a fraction of the potential savings from the above has profound implications for costs across industries.
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Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Both of the above might work, but perhaps an easier solution is to use olive oil.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Some things need longitudinal statistical methods, some things need bioinformatics methods, some things need a combination of the above, some things need machine learning, but not everything needs machine learning.
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So the band’s guitarist, Andrew Innes, gave him the above instructions.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
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Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Both of the above might work, but perhaps an easier solution is to use olive oil.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Some things need longitudinal statistical methods, some things need bioinformatics methods, some things need a combination of the above, some things need machine learning, but not everything needs machine learning.
—quantamagazine.org, 15 Oct. 2024
So the band’s guitarist, Andrew Innes, gave him the above instructions.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
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“The above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20above. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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