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So kudos to the Met for using its exhibition to present a more complex and beneficent picture of the cross-cultural encounters between Europe and the Middle East than has heretofore been the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
“Voters continue to believe that federal spending consists of vastly more waste, fraud and abuse than researchers and auditors have heretofore been able to identify,” reports the Reagan Institute in its latest national economic survey.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
"Beijing has heretofore tolerated this practice, but the Manus case marks a major turning point" as the US-China AI race heats up, she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Feldman did too as the season kicked off, but he might have lasted longer if he drew on some heretofore hidden reservoir of dazzle.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
Jo spoke hopefully, but could not rid herself of the foreboding fear that this ‘little trial’ would be harder than the others, and that Laurie would not get over his ‘lovelornity’ as easily as heretofore.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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