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
A capital-gains distribution can relate to a gain the fund realized beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Tailgater coaches contacted him beforehand to gauge his interest and he told them, “Pick me.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Abruptly, not knowing beforehand that he would do it, he plucked the small ring from his little finger.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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