prior to

as in before
earlier than make sure all revisions are approved by the author prior to publication

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Recent Examples of prior to Advertisement Most people reported eating a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder prior to becoming ill, and the Food and Drug Administration focused its investigation on the burger’s beef patties and slivered onions, according to the CDC. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 Trial laps conducted prior to the final event allow teams to tune their algorithms for various events. Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 The sevenfold price increase, to $33,000, is due to the fact that the composition of vintages made prior to 2015 included only 10 percent ungrafted vines and older grape varieties. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024 In the days prior to his death, Payne was photographed and videoed at Horan’s concert in South America. Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for prior to 
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  • Newsletter subscribers will get my column before anyone else does and their questions will be prioritized for future editions.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Netflix plans to stream two NFL games on Christmas Day, as the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers go head-to-head before the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.
    Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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  • 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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  • Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) girls Athlete of the Week poll.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Stauber did not respond to the News Tribune’s request for comment Monday.
    Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024

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