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During the broadband explosion in the late 1990s, the broadband services division of Enron aimed to sell unused capacity on its network of fiber optic cables prior to the company’s spectacular failure.
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Tobias Burns, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Tehrani said sellers are adjusting to a market that no longer resembles the rapid price growth prior to 2020.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Patel, a hockey fan, was said to have had meetings in Italy prior to attending the game.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 12 May 2026
SpaceX will also provide a live webcast of the mission beginning about 20 minutes prior to liftoff.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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Tobias Burns, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Tehrani said sellers are adjusting to a market that no longer resembles the rapid price growth prior to 2020.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Patel, a hockey fan, was said to have had meetings in Italy prior to attending the game.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 12 May 2026
SpaceX will also provide a live webcast of the mission beginning about 20 minutes prior to liftoff.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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Preposition
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Ha-Seong Kim lined a two-strike fastball off Chapman’s leg that Chapman eventually found along the first-base line before throwing to first for the final out.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
17 May 2026
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Vulcano About an hour ferry ride from Milazzo, Vulcano lures visitors with its active volcano, Gran Cratere, and open-air mud baths just steps from the port, where bathers slather on the mineral-rich goodness before rinsing in the sea.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
Preposition
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Court papers say the note was written previous to his suicide and in connection with an earlier apparent suicide attempt.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Over the three seasons previous to 2025-26, the two men played 1,343 minutes together at five-on-five, scoring 4.51 goals per 60 with a 62 percent goal share.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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The South Terrace, with bucolic and far-reaching views, is already the locus of socialising spilling down to the 25-meter pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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The margin grew to 17 before the Sparks closed the quarter with a 13-8 run.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Prior to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prior%20to. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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