beforehand

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People who placed the flurry of futures trades beforehand likely pocketed tens of millions of dollars, according to calculations by a market operator for AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"They gather the information beforehand to be more targeted," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“If people knew beforehand, they would’ve parked their cars here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

That estimate relied on the assumption that sediment built up at roughly the same rate after the extinction as it did beforehand.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

I guess that’s how they were able to do it, in the way they did, all at once, without anyone knowing beforehand.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood