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The source said Meloni would meet with officials from Saudi Arabia, as well as from Qatar and United Arab Emirates on what had been a hitherto unannounced trip.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

To their initial astonishment, they have attracted a far wider viewership spanning all ages, even followers who hitherto had only scant interest in ballet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The commodity price boom, especially pronounced in gold and metals, is generating some remarkable statistics and dramatically revising some hitherto well-established ratios.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

They reached their target inside 33 overs, England's four-wicket victory delighting the thousands of travelling fans who finally have something to celebrate on a hitherto miserable tour.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Equal temperament, or the ‘well-tempered’ keyboard, wasn’t perfect, but it was a practical solution to what had hitherto seemed intractable problems.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall