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earlier

ADJECTIVE
former
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


ADVERB
previously
Synonyms


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The vehicle is “core to the rest of our business,” SpaceX Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen said earlier this month.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

It sold to Hudson’s Bay Co., then owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, in 2016 for a fraction of the billion-dollar valuation it had achieved less than five years earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

County Public Defender Kimberly Greene, who took over representing Reiner after high-profile attorney Alan Jackson dropped out earlier this year, referred questions about Hochman’s announcement to an office spokeswoman.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Swinney announced plans for the GPS tracking pilot in the annual programme for government, external earlier this month.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

“As I was saying earlier, sir, I’d like to have the elevator operator’s uniform so I can . . .” I hesitated, not wanting to say wash my dress.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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