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In the four years previous to that Flamengo and Palmeiras dominated South American football winning two titles each.
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Nine years previous to that, his Ghanaian parents Maria and Felix travelled overland, across the Sahara desert to the Spanish enclave of Melilla in north Africa, when Maria was pregnant with her first son Inaki (as the elder Williams sibling told The Athletic in an interview in 2022).
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
The other alleged incident happened previous to the plaintiff’s full-time employment with Ye’s operations, which started in 2021.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Chris Smither has been a longtime favorite of the EC-CHAP family, according to the organization’s assistant director, Ryan Elgin, who noted that efforts to schedule Smither began previous to the pandemic.
—Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2024
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Nine years previous to that, his Ghanaian parents Maria and Felix travelled overland, across the Sahara desert to the Spanish enclave of Melilla in north Africa, when Maria was pregnant with her first son Inaki (as the elder Williams sibling told The Athletic in an interview in 2022).
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
The other alleged incident happened previous to the plaintiff’s full-time employment with Ye’s operations, which started in 2021.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Chris Smither has been a longtime favorite of the EC-CHAP family, according to the organization’s assistant director, Ryan Elgin, who noted that efforts to schedule Smither began previous to the pandemic.
—Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for previous to
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The Lightning started Tuesday one point out of a playoff spot before beating Ottawa 4-3 at Amalie Arena.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump did not wait for an investigative report before weighing in.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The government acknowledged that 2,200 USAID employees were set to be put on leave at midnight barring court action, not including the other 500 people who were already on leave prior to Friday.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Two Red Cross officials took part in a signing ceremony with a Hamas commander on a stage prior to the handover.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, even if an ingredient is present in small amounts in a product, cumulative exposure to it across multiple cosmetic products can pose a health risk.—
Noor Lobad,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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If that’s the case, the festival could reassure filmmakers by limiting platform access to passholders.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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