earlier
Example Sentences
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Police had approached the two brothers from Rochdale in the pay station after an incident at a coffee shop earlier, Liverpool Crown Court had heard.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
About 65% of the votes cast by shareholders approved the compensation plans Fink and other top BlackRock executives received in 2025, down slightly from a year earlier, the company said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
This bad news comes on the heels of a hantavirus outbreak onboard a Dutch cruise ship earlier this month that grabbed global attention with 11 cases, three of them fatal.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Sawyer was questioned earlier by Gary Lewis, the barrister acting for Trafford Council.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
I stay in his house and his family feeds me and they treat me with the same gentle courtesy the older man showed me earlier.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
