beforehand
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She said that beforehand, she felt she was "not part of the clever team".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Shortly beforehand, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reportedly told Fox News that the prospect of in-person talks had been discussed.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
He showed it to Altman beforehand, who declared it “tough but fair.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
People who placed the flurry of futures trades beforehand likely pocketed tens of millions of dollars, according to calculations by a market operator for AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
It was like landing in a wild place; I’m glad I hadn’t seen the condition of the runways beforehand.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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