predate

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In recent data that predate the war, the economy’s fundamentals have remained solid, with moderate unemployment, slightly elevated inflation and modest economic growth to end last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"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

Then again, scroll through Carpenter’s many red carpet snapshots and Miss Piggy’s ever-expanding Instagram feed, and you may recognize the similarities predate the special by several years.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Some of Saks' woes, Cohen said, predate its acquisition of rival Neiman Marcus, which had previously filed for bankruptcy.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

It is not impossible to imagine priority disputes without the printing press, but in fact there are no priority disputes that we know of which predate printing.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton