before the coming
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And Abbott directed the state to begin a review of security at all Texas schools before the coming academic year.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022
It was the calm before the coming meltdown.
From New York Times • May 14, 2022
Even before the coming of the Dust Bowl, however, there was trouble on the frontier.
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2021
University administrators began working with Curry’s representatives to figure out what it would take to sponsor a team and whether it was possible to get things in place before the coming fall semester.
From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2019
At last, when he was thoroughly stiff from his cramped position and almost ready to retreat before the coming of night, the door of the wineshop opened.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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