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Galileo had its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, where it was developed prior to Broadway.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
In fact, descendants of the 28,000 Marylanders who served in the Revolutionary War, not even 100 years prior to the Civil War, also served in the Confederate Army, hardly traitors.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
That’s 5% higher than the consensus estimate prior to the quarter, BofA’s Savita Subramanian told clients.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
When asked for an update on Herro’s recovery prior to Monday’s contest, Spoelstra said there’s still no timetable for his return.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
In fact, descendants of the 28,000 Marylanders who served in the Revolutionary War, not even 100 years prior to the Civil War, also served in the Confederate Army, hardly traitors.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
That’s 5% higher than the consensus estimate prior to the quarter, BofA’s Savita Subramanian told clients.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
When asked for an update on Herro’s recovery prior to Monday’s contest, Spoelstra said there’s still no timetable for his return.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prior to
Preposition
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Ireland, the Steelers and the Rooney connection The Rooney family, the Steelers’ majority owners, trace their roots to Ireland, where their ancestors emigrated from in the 1840s before eventually settling in Pittsburgh.—
Tom Chitty,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, footage showing federal agents killing Alex Pretti revealed the ICU nurse was holding a phone in his right hand, and an officer removing a gun from his back waistband before the shooting.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
Preposition
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Scott Cooper had offered me a movie previous to Deliver Me from Nowhere.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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Researchers tested this process, known as photothermal catalysis, in the laboratory using a simulant based on samples of lunar regolith returned to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission (the lunar samples are far too previous to destroy in such experiments, which is why a simulant is used instead).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
Preposition
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The Seahawks used a first-round bye to rest, heal and prepare, and then routed the 49ers in a divisional-round game before beating the Rams, 31-27, to advance to the Super Bowl.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Blue Origin, the space exploration company founded by Jeff Bezos, also holds a multibillion NASA contract to develop a vehicle capable of ferrying astronauts from deep space to the lunar surface.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Prior to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prior%20to. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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