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previously

[pree-vee-uhs-lee] / ˈpri vi əs li /


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The court previously heard that the stunt by the unemployed 30-year-old cost taxpayers an estimated £92,000.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“So they will capture more of the data-center economics than they did previously, because of the electrical expertise,” Nelson said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Rana’s most recent employer, the private-equity firm Bregal Sagemount, terminated his employment in the beginning of April, a company spokeswoman previously told the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Scientists have previously studied resilin because it behaves almost like a perfect biological rubber.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

For a Galileo, or a Pascal, or a Newton what mattered was being able to make successful predictions where such predictions had previously been impossible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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