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heretofore

[heer-tuh-fawr, -fohr] / ˌhɪər təˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr /


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"Beijing has heretofore tolerated this practice, but the Manus case marks a major turning point" as the US-China AI race heats up, she told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

On the subject of AI replacing heretofore normal human activities, Mr. Amodei, born in 1983, writes with the wide-eyed wonder of a high-school-aged techno-utopian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Feldman did too as the season kicked off, but he might have lasted longer if he drew on some heretofore hidden reservoir of dazzle.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

Its music videos, which had heretofore been so art-school obscure that MTV barely played them, were now high-budget fantasias with Stipe front and center, undulating like a Robert Longo painting come to life.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

He turned the Klan’s secrecy against itself by making its private information public; he converted heretofore precious knowledge into ammunition for mockery.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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