predate

Example Sentences

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"The diplomatic relationship between USA and South Africa predate the Trump administration and they will outlive the current White House term of office."

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Those numbers, too, will predate the Iran conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

According to the authors, candidates like Katie Porter and Antonio Villaraigosa have recognized that California’s homelessness and affordability crises predate Trump and require sustained, substantive policy solutions rather than rhetoric alone.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

“The violations they described all predate the December agreement,” said Catherine E. Lhamon, who oversaw the Office of Civil Rights at the Education Department under the Obama and Biden administrations.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

There are Mesopotamian inscriptions referring to Venus that predate the time when Velikovsky says Venus changed from a comet into a planet.’

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan