beforehand
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For months beforehand, young female soldiers posted at bases along the Gaza border to watch for suspicious activity had warned their superiors about possible preparations for an attack.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
As long as you’re willing to respect people enough to explain your why and not just your what, doing the right thing is oftentimes the politically popular thing, even if it wasn’t beforehand.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
When cholesterol had been removed beforehand, some structural changes still occurred, but the pearls remained smaller than those in untreated cells, and the same significant slowing was not detected.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Where it is irreversible, the case for delegation has to be made beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He strode past us, oblivious to our presence, and as though we’d decided it beforehand, we silently crept down the hall after him.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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