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as in before
earlier than
always arrives at school ahead of the bus we were cautioned not to fill out any of the test answers ahead of time
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as in in advance of
preceding in space
the three lost children emerged from the forest, with the family dog walking proudly ahead of them
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Recent Examples of ahead of
China’s Han is already in the U.S., and has been busy meeting business leaders ahead of the inauguration.
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Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025
China's Vice President Han Zheng and Elon Musk met on Sunday ahead of President-elect Trump's inauguration, per Chinese state media.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Lee’s role as the female lead’s bodyguard catapulted him to national heartthrob status; his popularity was so great that fans would regularly leave messages all over the exterior of his apartment, and traffic would be stalled across four lanes ahead of one of his fan meetings.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Singapore broke ahead of the other five countries — Japan, Germany, Italy, Spain and France — with its citizens granted visa-free access to 195 out of 227 global destinations, according to the ranking published Wednesday.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025
China's Vice President Han Zheng and Elon Musk met on Sunday ahead of President-elect Trump's inauguration, per Chinese state media.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Lee’s role as the female lead’s bodyguard catapulted him to national heartthrob status; his popularity was so great that fans would regularly leave messages all over the exterior of his apartment, and traffic would be stalled across four lanes ahead of one of his fan meetings.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Singapore broke ahead of the other five countries — Japan, Germany, Italy, Spain and France — with its citizens granted visa-free access to 195 out of 227 global destinations, according to the ranking published Wednesday.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ahead of
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Review: Questlove's Admiring Portrait Gives Sly Stone His Flowers The album also arrives just weeks before the 2025 Grammy Awards, where Swims earned his first nomination for best new artist.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Decrease the oil temperature as needed to ensure the batter is cooked fully before the exterior browns.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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Just days prior to Hawkins’s arrest, a woman was fatally set on fire while sleeping on a subway train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station.—
Ray Lewis,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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As previously reported by the Sun Sentinel, Butler met with Heat President Pat Riley prior to Riley traveling to Southern California to check on his house in the area amid the wildfires and then appearing at Monday night’s Lakers’ retirement of the jersey of former Riley player Michael Cooper.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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The war, which started with the Hamas terror attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, has been the bloodiest period in the Israel-Palestinian conflict since 1948.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
19 Jan. 2025
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Biden also commuted sentences for 37 of 40 convicts on death row in federal prisons, which was largely a policy statement against capital punishment.—
Ron Faucheux,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2025
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That same mandate could also reopen the door to millions of acres of federal land that became off limits to hunters during the Biden Administration.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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Six women identified only by initials spoke to The Baltimore Banner about their allegations, which span Tucker's rookie season in 2012 through 2016.—
Doha Madani,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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With nine more seasons under his belt as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers previous to that, he's recorded a 102-103-2 overall record.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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In the 18 years previous to that, Nagy was an NFL scout.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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