- comparative of early.
earlier
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The firm is a throwback to an earlier era when wealth advisers actually picked stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
On the Capitol grounds earlier in the day, Republican nominee Steve Hilton, whom Becerra defeated, said he hoped his opponent “can and will bring the change that people want to see in California.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Last year, The Big Issue reported that Newham Council made a loss of more than £20m of taxpayers' money buying back homes it had sold just a few years earlier.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
US jobs data is also due later in the day, following broadly positive readings earlier in the week.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
As it turned out, despite what Papa had said earlier, we didn’t talk about Hannie being brought home by two policemen.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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