as in earlier
so as to precede something in order of time
when we got back to the house, the movers had already left
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It was already patented and known in industrial circles, and someone at NASA saw it as a smart way to keep tools from flying around in zero gravity.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks, meanwhile, is already in Riyadh.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Oil production Saudi Arabia and fellow OPEC+ nations have already helped their cause with Trump early in his second term by stepping up oil production.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
But after weeks of tariff turmoil, Trump has already pushed financial markets to the brink, creating a baseline expectation of economic pain.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks, meanwhile, is already in Riyadh.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Oil production Saudi Arabia and fellow OPEC+ nations have already helped their cause with Trump early in his second term by stepping up oil production.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
But after weeks of tariff turmoil, Trump has already pushed financial markets to the brink, creating a baseline expectation of economic pain.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
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Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop through Sunday night, and winds from the weather pattern will shift eastward early in the week.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Wes Anderson is talking about a surreal moment that occurs early in his latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, in which the protagonist, the ruthless international tycoon Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro), experiences a vision of the afterlife.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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“Already.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/already. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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