hitherto
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With the Red Army approaching, King Michael I, hitherto a figurehead, launches a palace coup and has Antonescu arrested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The obelisk was displaced to Paris, certainly, and the Rosetta Stone, also hitherto neglected in situ, went to Britain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Their unobtrusive placement complements their immersive musicality, hitherto only possible outdoors with high-end earphones or headphones connected to sophisticated digital acoustic conversion equipment costing a bundle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
"Although we have quite a lot of published letters of Tolkien's, these have been hitherto overlooked."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
About 45,000 years ago, they somehow crossed the open sea and landed in Australia—a continent hitherto untouched by humans.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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