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previous

[pree-vee-uhs] / ˈpri vi əs /




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In previous interviews, she said she learned late last year that a city official had given a presentation to council members that depicted her online activity as problematic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Barclays lifted its estimate for the total wafer fab equipment market to $154 billion from a previous forecast of $139 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The previous political-economy equilibrium regarding Social Security is expiring, and a new one will have to be found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"The population of asylum seekers in hotels has fallen by 35% in the last year and by 63% from the peak under the previous government."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

All of the hazard maps had been drawn using evidence from previous eruptions.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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