ahead of

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This week, ahead of the band’s shows at Mexico City’s GNP Serguros Stadium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sheinbaum invited its seven members to the National Palace — an honor typically reserved for visiting diplomats.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

DraftKings’ online sports betting hold was ahead of expectations, but the company’s disclosures didn’t make it clear what drove outperformance, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

This showed the Greens on 18%, behind Reform UK on 26% but ahead of Labour and the Tories, who were both on 17% and the Liberal Democrats on 16%.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

On the positive side, that’s well ahead of the 65,000 expected.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

I glanced at the matron seated at the desk ahead of us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom