predate

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But Kamran Bokhari, senior fellow at the Middle East Policy Council, said Iran's economic struggles, which predate the war, could hamper efforts to fully rebuild military capability.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Hispanic communities along Route 66 in New Mexico predate the highway by centuries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

However, a lot of these measures, including diversification of energy imports, a push towards electrification and tech self-sufficiency, predate Trump's second term, Mazur said.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

In recent data that predate the war, the economy’s fundamentals have remained solid, with moderate unemployment, slightly elevated inflation and modest economic growth to end last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It is not impossible to imagine priority disputes without the printing press, but in fact there are no priority disputes that we know of which predate printing.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton