anterior to
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The document they produced was, Beard argued, “essentially an economic document based upon the concept that the fundamental private rights of property are anterior to government and morally beyond the reach of popular majorities.”
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025
The bladder lies anterior to the uterus in females, posterior to the pubic bone and anterior to the rectum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 17.7 Hypothalamus–Pituitary Complex The hypothalamus region lies inferior and anterior to the thalamus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ located in the neck anterior to the trachea.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
They had a Capitol here which is believed to have been long anterior to that on the Capitoline, and which was crowned by a temple of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
