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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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The famed British driver briefly lead the race, ahead of Fangio, but was forced to retire with mechanical problems.
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
Latest college football bowl projections ahead of Sunday’s Selection Show
UConn football at Fenway?
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2024
Paul notched assist No. 12,092 on Sunday as his San Antonio Spurs faced the New Orleans Pelicans in San Antonio to move one dime ahead of Kidd.
—Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
The difference, of course, is that the others have already aired, while Squid Game season two has been kept tightly under wraps from viewers ahead of its Dec. 26 release — just not from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
Latest college football bowl projections ahead of Sunday’s Selection Show
UConn football at Fenway?
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2024
Paul notched assist No. 12,092 on Sunday as his San Antonio Spurs faced the New Orleans Pelicans in San Antonio to move one dime ahead of Kidd.
—Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
The difference, of course, is that the others have already aired, while Squid Game season two has been kept tightly under wraps from viewers ahead of its Dec. 26 release — just not from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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And for about 25 years before that, Abramowitz was a reporter at The Washington Post.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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First, there is the entrance of the Corps of Cadets and the Brigade of Midshipmen, in which the student body from each school marches in formation on the gridiron before taking their seats in the stands.Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Wakanda Forever reveals that Nakia and Boseman's character had a son together prior to T'Challa's death, whom Nakia has raised in secret.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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That principle also applies to the ways in which cookware should be cleaned prior to use.Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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As is the case with every playoff-eligible team, L.A. needed its stars to step up to keep pace in the playoff race against a Buffalo team fresh off clinching the AFC East and scoring 30-plus in six straight games.Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Buffalo Bills just came up short against the Los Angeles Rams in what turned out to be the highest-scoring game of the season.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Having that personality turned into a place, a space to touch books, to discover stories, is critical to communities being able to see themselves more clearly.American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Jackson police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Nine years previous to that, his Ghanaian parents Maria and Felix travelled overland, across the Sahara desert to the Spanish enclave of Melilla in north Africa, when Maria was pregnant with her first son Inaki (as the elder Williams sibling told The Athletic in an interview in 2022).Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
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The other alleged incident happened previous to the plaintiff’s full-time employment with Ye’s operations, which started in 2021.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
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