beforehand
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“They showed it to everybody in D.C. at least a month beforehand, and they aired every concern, every question.”
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
According to news reports, the people who first got sick had been touring Argentina and Chile for months beforehand.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Tailgater coaches contacted him beforehand to gauge his interest and he told them, “Pick me.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
It changed her view of the school, which she wasn’t seriously considering beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
But shortly beforehand, the two men died—hours apart, in the same hospital, of a similar respiratory ailment.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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