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On the subject of AI replacing heretofore normal human activities, Mr. Amodei, born in 1983, writes with the wide-eyed wonder of a high-school-aged techno-utopian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Long before Taylor Swift released her first single, K-pop captivated audiences to create a new level of fandom heretofore unknown.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025

Stories abounded about users’ discoveries of heretofore unknown ethnic backgrounds or even discovering unknown relatives.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

“We want to take the heretofore somewhat passive experience of going into a theater, and we want to expand that and give people a chance to do other things and have fun,” Brein said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Howard did his best to warm them to the idea of rescheduling the match, even setting aside his heretofore paramount goal of breaking Sun Beau’s earnings mark.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand