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Recent Examples of previous to
The other alleged incident happened previous to the plaintiff’s full-time employment with Ye’s operations, which started in 2021.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Miss Letty Tifft has gone to Minneapolis to select stock and work in a wholesale millinery store for a few weeks previous to the opening of the spring season.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
With nine more seasons under his belt as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers previous to that, he's recorded a 102-103-2 overall record.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In the 18 years previous to that, Nagy was an NFL scout.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Miss Letty Tifft has gone to Minneapolis to select stock and work in a wholesale millinery store for a few weeks previous to the opening of the spring season.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
With nine more seasons under his belt as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers previous to that, he's recorded a 102-103-2 overall record.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
In the 18 years previous to that, Nagy was an NFL scout.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for previous to
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Paul was granted immunity for his testimony, and the prosecution is expected to wrap before the end of the week.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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Following April’s torpedo bat mania—which spawned a real sales surge for manufacturers despite the items debuting in MLB before 2025—fans are once again debating the game’s equipment rather than its players.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2025
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The markets There was no trading in the U.S. yesterday due to the national holiday but S&P 500 futures were down 0.3% prior to the opening bell today.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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So, prior to today's launch, the company made some modifications to help facilitate a future Ship chopsticks catch.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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Jussie Smollett proposed to boyfriend Jabari Redd this weekend, bringing the good news to his followers via social media.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
23 June 2025
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The Sun had previously reported the news that the couple’s black cocker spaniel Orla had given birth to several healthy puppies, with a source telling the publication that Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis were hoping to keep the puppies.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
23 June 2025
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