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[pree-vee-uhs-lee] / ˈpri vi əs li /


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Water rationing measures have been tried previously in 2020 and 2015, when some 400,000 households only received running water every third day.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

In late July, China affirmed that it would tax offshore trusts, previously a popular tool for wealthy Chinese to park assets overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

During this process, the uranium enters a chemical state that had previously been considered only temporary.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

What the Emmy-winning series has undeniably done is bring soccer into millions of unsuspecting households that had previously avoided the sport like a plague.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

The facts which had previously convinced him now seemed mere chance occurrences.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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