mentioned earlier

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Kirkham: My second name is a good example of what Lloyd mentioned earlier.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

We also pushed a new criterion for things that were very obviously A.I., like those tells I mentioned earlier.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Given the dearth of savings I mentioned earlier in this column, this one thing could be a game-changer.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

The Russian press reaction I mentioned earlier suggests it's the latter.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

These front-loaded modifiers can be useful in qualifying a sentence, in tying it to information mentioned earlier, or simply in avoiding the monotony of having one right-branching sentence after another.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker