before

Definition for before

adverb as in earlier

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afore, aforetime, ante, antecedently, anteriorly, before present, ere, fore, former, formerly, forward, heretofore, in advance, in days of yore, in front, in the old days, in the past, past, precendently, previous, up to now

preposition as in earlier than

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since

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ahead of, ante, antecedent to, anterior to, ere, in advance of, in front of, preceding, previous to, prior to

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It’s a sprinkler system set up before the blaze arrived to protect the sequoias and continue to shoot water onto their hefty trunks, according to the video provided by USFS.

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In addition, with AI Overviews people are seeing more links on the page than before.

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This may partly be because large stocks of disposables were sold off cheap before the ban came into force.

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Belarus also visit Hampden three days later, before Scotland finish with a trip to Greece and Denmark at home in November as they bid to end a 28-year absence from the World Cup.

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Forest currently sit 10th in the table after suffering a 3-0 home defeat by West Ham before September's international break.

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