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According to the Clever survey, these make up the largest expense incurred by sellers — both prior to the sale and after a contract is signed.
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
In addition, pests like those obnoxious mosquitoes will have longer active seasons prior to the beginning of the first freeze.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Wickersham said a search warrant with Ford's global security vehicle tracking system showed the vehicle parked at the owner's residence in Eastpointe prior to the shooting and on Wellington Valley in Macomb Township at the time of the shooting.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Neon snapped up global rights prior to its Fantasia Fest premiere.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
In addition, pests like those obnoxious mosquitoes will have longer active seasons prior to the beginning of the first freeze.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Wickersham said a search warrant with Ford's global security vehicle tracking system showed the vehicle parked at the owner's residence in Eastpointe prior to the shooting and on Wellington Valley in Macomb Township at the time of the shooting.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Neon snapped up global rights prior to its Fantasia Fest premiere.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
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During a soft lockdown, the school’s teachers are asked to check the hallways for staff and students before locking doors and windows.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many have been wondering if WWE will end up giving Cargill her first world title reign in professional wrestling before the end of 2025.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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Scott Cooper had offered me a movie previous to Deliver Me from Nowhere.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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Researchers tested this process, known as photothermal catalysis, in the laboratory using a simulant based on samples of lunar regolith returned to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission (the lunar samples are far too previous to destroy in such experiments, which is why a simulant is used instead).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
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Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Elliott’s introduction to life in the Midlands has been slow-going, broadly due to circumstances beyond his control.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Prior to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prior%20to. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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