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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
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
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
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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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 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
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for previous to
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Winker will be given anti-inflammatory medication for the next 4-7 days before being reevaluated.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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Asked about the impact of the federal cuts on the flooding, Trump on Sunday seemed ready to blame the former president for the situation, before walking it back.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
11 July 2025
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Virden served as the Conway County district judge from 2012-2014 prior to his election to the state Court of Appeals in 2014.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Under Michigan's 1963 constitution, candidates for Michigan governor must be at least 30 years old, U.S. citizens and residents of Michigan who were registered to vote in Michigan for at least four years prior to the election.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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In addition to expert pitch training leading up to the event, winners will receive three months of personalized business development, mentorship, and strategic coaching from the New Voices Foundation.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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The victim managed to get transportation to Brookdale University Hospital, where hospital staff found him at 1:30 a.m., said cops, who did not release his name.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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“Previous to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/previous%20to. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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