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The North Wales Pilgrim’s Way is a spectacular alternative to the Camino de Santiago: The 135-mile walking route predates Spain’s world-famous pilgrimage by three centuries.
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
But a plan to privatize the 250-year old service that predates the formation of the United States could dramatically change the way Americans receive deliveries, and even who would be able to get service.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Starr is also accompanied by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Brenda Lee (whose career predates the Beatles) and contemporary bluegrass virtuoso Tuttle.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
No retailer is coming out and saying, ‘Yeah, 2025 is going to be a fantastic year for us.’
Neil Saunders, Managing Director, GlobalData
Both have had difficulties that predate Trump’s return to the White House.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
But a plan to privatize the 250-year old service that predates the formation of the United States could dramatically change the way Americans receive deliveries, and even who would be able to get service.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Starr is also accompanied by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Brenda Lee (whose career predates the Beatles) and contemporary bluegrass virtuoso Tuttle.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
No retailer is coming out and saying, ‘Yeah, 2025 is going to be a fantastic year for us.’
Neil Saunders, Managing Director, GlobalData
Both have had difficulties that predate Trump’s return to the White House.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Predate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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