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The goal was a long time coming, considering Marchand had his share of chances that didn’t translate prior to Thursday.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
McCann has defied partisan odds before in becoming mayor of Democratic Chula Vista and, prior to that, serving on the City Council.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
According to a neighbor, the family had moved to the neighborhood just a week prior to the attack.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
The victim appeared to have died prior to the incident, a police source confirmed to PEOPLE.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
McCann has defied partisan odds before in becoming mayor of Democratic Chula Vista and, prior to that, serving on the City Council.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
According to a neighbor, the family had moved to the neighborhood just a week prior to the attack.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
The victim appeared to have died prior to the incident, a police source confirmed to PEOPLE.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prior to
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And in court documents filed April 17, the day before the court hearing, Combs' legal team presented their case for excluding from the trial footage of Combs attacking then-girlfriend Cassie.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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That game was also one of two times, before Friday, that the Cubs allowed 10 runs in an inning and won.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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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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In the 18 years previous to that, Nagy was an NFL scout.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Ward seemed excited about the opportunity while speaking to the media on Wednesday.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Godwin, now 18, pleaded guilty to the murder that outraged the city, offering an apology for the shooting.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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