beforehand
Example Sentences
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Drug approval, product safety, and nuclear oversight require regulators to have a detailed understanding of hazards and mitigations beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
"I relied on passion. I cried all the way to the ground. I cried in the dressing room beforehand, I cried on the way out to the pitch."
From BBC • May 17, 2026
According to news reports, the people who first got sick had been touring Argentina and Chile for months beforehand.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Projections for the rate of spending in 2026 have risen to $755 billion after the latest round of quarterly reports, up from $669 billion beforehand.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
“You do not know? How is it you do not know? Did you review beforehand? Yes? And you still do not know?”
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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