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The three-time All-Star averaged 23 points per game on 16 field-goal attempts per game in his 19 appearances prior to totaling just 15 points on 14 field-goal attempts during the last two games.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
But Arnold and Chen are X-factors at their best, and both seemed to have shaken early-season inconsistencies prior to the Big East Tournament, so Auriemma didn’t seem concerned by the minor slump.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Vance previously worked as a corporate lawyer and venture capitalists prior to taking up public office.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The department has not updated the guidance since January 15 – weeks prior to the most recent court order – and is now actively displaying incorrect information.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
But Arnold and Chen are X-factors at their best, and both seemed to have shaken early-season inconsistencies prior to the Big East Tournament, so Auriemma didn’t seem concerned by the minor slump.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
Vance previously worked as a corporate lawyer and venture capitalists prior to taking up public office.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The department has not updated the guidance since January 15 – weeks prior to the most recent court order – and is now actively displaying incorrect information.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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As was frequently done to non-whites before the civil rights laws of the 1960s.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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With Pochettino watching from the sidelines, the national team stumbled through its second lifeless loss in four days Sunday, falling to Canada 2-1 in the third place game of the CONCACAF Nations League before a tiny, mostly quiet crowd at SoFi Stadium.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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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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The Knicks will travel to Charlotte to face the Hornets on Thursday before returning home for a date with the Washington Wizards on Saturday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday alone, a federal judge blocked the administration’s Department of Government Efficiency from making further cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development, while another judge […] Subscribe to continue reading this article.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Prior to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prior%20to. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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