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ere

[air] / ɛər /
ADVERB
sooner than
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The forgotten and forgettable “Little Ol’ Los Angeles,” in 1914, warbled, “There’s a place that ev’ry wand’rer fondly hopes and longs to see. Ere life’s fitful dream is over and he wakes in eternity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2021

I can't imagine Turner saying to himself: "Ere, I fink I'll paint misself a John Wayne, innit?"

From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2013

Ere long Rudi became as feted and sought-after as the Beatles.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2012

"Ere, I bin tawkin to Whitney, Kylie and the youn'uns," Peggy said this month, "they weckon we need a Gwime Night."

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2010

Ere many minutes had elapsed, I was again on my feet, however, and again searching something—a resource, or at least an informant.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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