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beforehand

[bih-fawr-hand, -fohr-] / bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfoʊr- /




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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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