eve
Example Sentences
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On the eve of a corruption investigation, he dematerialized from a New York street in 1930, perhaps carrying thousands of dollars from checks he’d just had cashed.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite a stuttering group campaign, Brook's side are returning to the venue where they swept a T20 series against Sri Lanka 3-0 this month on the eve of the T20 World Cup.
From Barron's
It was reported that the coach of Swiss skier Mathilde Gremaud left her team to join Gu's on the eve of the Games, just as he had four years earlier before Beijing 2022.
From BBC
On the eve of the 1979 revolution that overthrew the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, there was a much clearer vision of what would follow.
Now, Harrop - ranked sergeant - is being "talked up" as one of the nation's best medal hopes in Italy, an added pressure she is relishing on the eve of her Olympic bow.
From BBC
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