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early

[ur-lee] / ˈɜr li /


ADJECTIVE
in the early part of the morning
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Though he played in the practice matches early on the tour, by the time he was called up he had not played in six weeks.

From BBC

While the war’s duration is unknown, Lee looks at seven major conflicts dating back to 1900 and finds equity markets have a habit of troughing early on because investors “price adverse risks early and quickly.”

From MarketWatch

We did plenty of sparring very early on in my career.

From BBC

More recently, celebrity drag artist Bob the Drag Queen played Zidler in the musical for eight weeks earlier this year.

From BBC

It earlier agreed to release roughly $36 million in federal funds to NPR for the public radio satellite system, resolving a portion of the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal