anterior to
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The document they produced was, Beard argued, “essentially an economic document based upon the concept that the fundamental private rights of property are anterior to government and morally beyond the reach of popular majorities.”
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025
The greater wing is best seen on the outside of the lateral skull, where it forms a rectangular area immediately anterior to the squamous portion of the temporal bone.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The cuboid bone is anterior to the calcaneus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ located in the neck anterior to the trachea.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Pelage of dorsum brownish; molt line across shoulders progressing posteriorly; browner anterior to line, grayer posterior to it.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.
