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earlier

ADJECTIVE
former
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


ADVERB
previously
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There are, of course, soups where acidity is built in earlier: Chinese hot-and-sour soups, borscht and various Eastern European sour soups all have their own traditions and techniques.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Jupp's predecessor Turness left the BBC after an internal memo leaked to the Telegraph highlighted that an episode of Panorama broadcast a year earlier had edited a speech by President Trump in a misleading way.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“The earnings threshold chosen here is a little bit softer,” than what was used in earlier accountability regulations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Hölzl moved to San Francisco earlier this year to spearhead the company’s U.S. expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Why did you ask me about James Wong earlier? Is he the proprietor of the laundry?”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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