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In the four years previous to that Flamengo and Palmeiras dominated South American football winning two titles each.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for previous to
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Winker will be given anti-inflammatory medication for the next 4-7 days before being reevaluated.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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The 30-year-old, who was born in a refugee camp in Syria before going on to graduate from Columbia, had played a prominent role negotiating on behalf of pro-Palestinian protesters at the university.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Virden served as the Conway County district judge from 2012-2014 prior to his election to the state Court of Appeals in 2014.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Under Michigan's 1963 constitution, candidates for Michigan governor must be at least 30 years old, U.S. citizens and residents of Michigan who were registered to vote in Michigan for at least four years prior to the election.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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In addition to the FIPRESCI prize, Dillane also won a Best Performance award out of Un Certain Regard.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
15 July 2025
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And this all ties to plans for the British Royal Family to welcome US President Donald Trump in September.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
15 July 2025
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“Previous to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/previous%20to. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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