as in before
earlier than
an old typewriter that was a relic of that ancient time ere the invention of personal computers
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Preposition
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Bernier wasn’t produced from upstate for his sentencing in the Manhattan case on Jan. 13 or Feb. 11, days before the prison strike.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025 -
United Airlines provides a small discount for prepaid bags at least 24 hours before departure.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
Preposition
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When no one knows the answer to a question, stories rush in to fill the gap.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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For instance, when Newsom unveiled his plan to supersize the state’s program from $330 million a year to $750 million, as Deadline exclusively reported, and open up the criteria, California looked to be the most generous capped state in the nation.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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“Ere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ere. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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