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To their initial astonishment, they have attracted a far wider viewership spanning all ages, even followers who hitherto had only scant interest in ballet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Karl Marx asserted that “philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world . . . the point, however, is to change it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

She reset to break Pegula's hitherto dominant serve, but was broken back straight away with her fourth double fault of the contest.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

They reached their target inside 33 overs, England's four-wicket victory delighting the thousands of travelling fans who finally have something to celebrate on a hitherto miserable tour.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

I had eaten with relish: the food was good—void of the feverish flavour which had hitherto poisoned what I had swallowed.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë