prior
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Humanitarian flights to and from Riyadh would be allowed with prior authorization, the militants said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
In the interest of public and police safety, police said armed officers were deployed but the men had left the house prior to them arriving.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Humana also reported improvements in preventive care, saying 663,000 more care opportunities were met and 534,000 additional members completed annual preventive visits compared with the prior year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
A spokesperson for Cohen’s office said the office implemented the auditor’s recommendations prior to the release of the report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Instead, improvisation can be taught to some degree in that it requires a set of tools and prior experiences from which to draw.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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