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prior

Definition for prior

adjective as in earlier

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A closely followed manufacturing index slipped to 48.7% in October from 49.1% in the prior month, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

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A closely followed manufacturing index slipped to 48.7% in October from 49.1% in the prior month, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

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She added both defendants are of previous good character, with just one prior caution on Mrs Spragg's record from 2006 for slapping a neighbour on the back of their head during an argument.

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Blur's Alex James previously said he would be performing at the festival prior to the line up announcement.

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Your friend is giving her son more work and leaving her estate in limbo if she doesn’t make a will, and dies intestate, assuming there was no prior will.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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