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In the five years previous to Arteta's appointment their net spend was £235.4m.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025
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
Five states — California, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey and New York — require registration of guns purchased previous to the law, Schardt said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023
Most of the black pages are filled with articles clipped from newspapers, but there are also handwritten letters, the dates ranging from only a few years previous to more than a decade ago.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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