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ere

[air] / ɛər /
ADVERB
sooner than
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Adjusted earnings per share, which excludes nonrecurring items, declined to 87 cents from $1.06, but ere above the FactSet consensus of 63 cents.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025

"Viewers and listeners ere at the centre of what we do," the regulator said in a statement.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2023

“To love that well which thou must leave ere long,” says the Bard.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022

Gonzaga, the host school, announced the decision on Christmas Eve after multiple teams that ere scheduled to compete reported positive coronavirus tests.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2021

But the horsemen pressed on and ere evening they came to the Cross-roads and the great ring of trees, and all was silent.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien