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before

[bih-fawr, -fohr] / bɪˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr /




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The all-too-common meme-stock pattern is to soar and then, usually before too long, plunge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

He was immediately intrigued, because never before had anybody recommended a Waynesburg player to him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Anything can happen before the June 2 primary.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

An hour later, just before serving, I reached for the microplane again — another pass, another layer, the whole pot brightening at the edges.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

“Oh yeah. Just like the summer before seventh grade, when we took my grandpa’s tents out to the shore, and you swore you saw a UFO skimming along the lake.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith