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Example Sentences

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While previous hearings have focused on encounters police had with shooter and former Army reservist Robert Card previous to the killings, Thursday’s testimony could center more on the immediate aftermath of the shootings.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Indeed that's exactly what happened with Chandrayaan-2 in 2019, the mission previous to this one.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2023

Tarver: Heléne and I both have a lot of stage experience previous to this show.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023

The BBC has reverse searched the thumbnail and seven frames from the video and found no copy of it previous to Tuesday evening, indicating that the footage is recent.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2023

They were in the radio room now—with its already subtly antiquated equipment, untouched for the ten years previous to their arrival.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov