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In the 18 years previous to that, Nagy was an NFL scout.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The actor had lived in the home for some time previous to the renovation, and is seen walking through the bare-bones home sharing stories about each room before the gut job began.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
In the four years previous to that Flamengo and Palmeiras dominated South American football winning two titles each.
—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
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The actor had lived in the home for some time previous to the renovation, and is seen walking through the bare-bones home sharing stories about each room before the gut job began.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
In the four years previous to that Flamengo and Palmeiras dominated South American football winning two titles each.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for previous to
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Title Race Tightens Losing him now is a tough blow for the Astros, who seemed to be heading for their fifth straight American League West title before a recent tailspin – coupled with a Seattle surge – turned the divisional race into a toss-up.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Wilson did allow a pressure early before settling down.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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Cincinnati is the last big hardcourt tune-up prior to the US Open, the event where Williams won two of her seven Grand Slam titles in 2000 and 2001.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Radford’s chain of command was unaware of the arrest prior to Wednesday’s shooting, Lubas said.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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The major inciting incident saw Carano sharing a post from another account that seemingly compared the treatment of conservatives in the U.S. during the COVID pandemic to that of Jewish people during Nazi-era Germany.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Marion County Coroner’s Office said Smith Jr.'s cause of death was a gunshot to the head, but investigators found limited evidence to work with as the case went cold.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
30 July 2025
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