beforehand

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The outbreak was declared on May 15 in northeastern DR Congo, but the rare Bundibugyo species of the Ebola virus is believed to have spread for some time beforehand.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

She added there had been "no safety briefing" beforehand, none of the participants had the right type of leash for their boards in these conditions and Lloyd did not have any next of kin details.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Unlike earlier methods, scientists did not need to choose specific regions to study beforehand.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

“They showed it to everybody in D.C. at least a month beforehand, and they aired every concern, every question.”

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Correspondingly, if, as is the case, we know only what has happened since the big bang, we could not determine what happened beforehand.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking