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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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Glasnow threw one bullpen last week before being shut down for a couple of days of throwing because of unrelated back tightness.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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When interviewed by police, Jones denied involvement, but later admitted to shooting at Adams twice before recanting his statement, according to the affidavit.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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The singer was spotted out in New York yesterday (June 7) prior to her performance at the Governor’s Ball.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 June 2025
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While not the best of buddies prior to uniting on the Yankees, the two knew each other through a mutual friend, Lucas Giolito.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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My Happy Place Season 1 finale (CNN) MONDAY, JUNE 9 📺 Art Detectives (Acorn TV, two-episode premiere) Stephen Moyer plays a detective who solves murders connected to the world of art and antiques — from Old Master paintings, to Banksy street art, to medieval manuscripts and collectible vinyl.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 May 2025
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The network was among thousands of news organizations worldwide to have posted the video in recent days, ranging from the UK’s BBC and to France’s TF1 to the websites of newspapers such as The Guardian and The New York Times.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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