ahead of

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Public transport shut down across Northern Ireland and some schools closed early on Wednesday ahead of any disruption.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

If the sector has any skeptics left after its blistering run, it’s those that think that at some point, tech stocks have gotten ahead of themselves.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“It will shift the emphasis from finding issues to validating, prioritizing and fixing at a level of speed and automation to stay ahead of what will be machine-speed attackers,” Taneja said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Protesters have been steadily gathering for a week ahead of a massive protest planned for Tlalpan, near the Azteca Stadium on Wednesday night ahead of the first match.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

There were some teams ahead of me, so the trail was packed hard.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell