1
as in before
earlier than
always arrives at school ahead of the bus we were cautioned not to fill out any of the test answers ahead of time
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2
as in in advance of
preceding in space
the three lost children emerged from the forest, with the family dog walking proudly ahead of them
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If your aim is fluency, the data patterning approach comes out ahead of the game.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Deadline sat down with Yoshimura ahead of his trip to Los Angeles to meet with major Hollywood studios and streamers.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Continue reading … 'EXTREMELY DIFFICULT' – Trump unloads on Republican senators ahead of tariff vote.
—FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Chipotle brings back popular Burrito Vault game ahead of National Burrito Day
Chipotle is bringing back its popular digital game, Burrito Vault, to give away more than 150,000 BOGO entrée codes ahead of National Burrito Day.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Deadline sat down with Yoshimura ahead of his trip to Los Angeles to meet with major Hollywood studios and streamers.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Continue reading … 'EXTREMELY DIFFICULT' – Trump unloads on Republican senators ahead of tariff vote.
—FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Chipotle brings back popular Burrito Vault game ahead of National Burrito Day
Chipotle is bringing back its popular digital game, Burrito Vault, to give away more than 150,000 BOGO entrée codes ahead of National Burrito Day.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Freire defended his featherweight crown three times as a two-division champ before losing a July 2021 submission to A.J. McKee.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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That film, which opened in 2023, scored $173 million overseas and $377 million globally over Easter weekend before ending its theatrical run with a mighty $1.3 billion.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2025
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Dansby Swanson, whom Hoyer signed to a seven-year, $177 million deal — one of the largest contracts in franchise history — prior to the 2023 season, has grown close to Hoyer in his two-plus years with the team.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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House Speaker Matthew Ritter, D-Hartford, said the Republican leadership had not spoken to him prior to Thursday about creating an inspector general’s office to investigate issues in state government.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 2%, Shanghai's Composite Index rose 0.6% and Shenzen's Component Index rose 1.2%, with investors buoyed by Beijing's announcement of stimulus measures to bolster the economy against the escalating American tariffs.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Rubio cited no specific evidence against Khalil, a 30-year-old legal permanent resident whose American citizen wife is in the late stages of pregnancy.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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President Trump sent a letter to Khamenei last month urging negotiations, warning of possible military action if Iran refuses.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Netflix is adding another adaptation of classic literature to its series roster.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Miss Letty Tifft has gone to Minneapolis to select stock and work in a wholesale millinery store for a few weeks previous to the opening of the spring season.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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With nine more seasons under his belt as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers previous to that, he's recorded a 102-103-2 overall record.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ahead%20of. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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