beforehand
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When cholesterol had been removed beforehand, some structural changes still occurred, but the pearls remained smaller than those in untreated cells, and the same significant slowing was not detected.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Scientists are examining possible warning signs, including evidence that the glacier accelerated in the weeks before the collapse, and a sudden increase in meltwater shortly beforehand.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
He and his friend had gone into Tunduma on 1 April to meet a client about a car sale and decided to eat lunch beforehand.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rickard, from the Common App, said yield usually runs lower for direct admissions because schools have less time to court prospects, many of whom know little about the institution beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
When I asked why they couldn’t stop by beforehand, there was a long silence, and then she said, “Melba, the truth is we’re all afraid to come to your house.”
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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