beforehand

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It was often hot, dusty and smoggy and even though she had spent two weeks beforehand doing sessions in a heat chamber to acclimatise, it was unlike anything she had ever experienced.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

I wondered what their reactions would be like and if there would be any noteworthy conversations about the morality of the whole experience beforehand.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

If you are paying cash for a planned procedure, healthcare providers including hospitals are required to offer you a “good faith estimate” of cost beforehand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Shortly beforehand, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reportedly told Fox News that the prospect of in-person talks had been discussed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

They don’t dare ask the price, but worry themselves dreadfully beforehand about it; but the others, for whom it is not important, they settle the price first as a matter of course.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque