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According to the probable cause statement, witnesses told investigators Donato had been engaged in a verbal argument with her neighbor and several others prior to the shooting.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The Phillies hired Thomson as the team’s bench coach prior to the 2018 season.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Jones first worked with Big Machine founder Scott Borchetta in 1997 on the opening of DreamWorks Nashville, prior to Dreamworks Records’ purchase by Universal Music in 2003.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Hisham Abugharbieh with his hands raised prior to being taken into custody.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The Phillies hired Thomson as the team’s bench coach prior to the 2018 season.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Jones first worked with Big Machine founder Scott Borchetta in 1997 on the opening of DreamWorks Nashville, prior to Dreamworks Records’ purchase by Universal Music in 2003.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Hisham Abugharbieh with his hands raised prior to being taken into custody.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prior to
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The Celtics played without Tatum after he was ruled out about 90 minutes before tipoff with left knee stiffness.—
Kyle Hightower,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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As the Moon moves into Sagittarius, your 12th House of Reflection becomes more active, pulling you inward to process before acting.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Over the three seasons previous to 2025-26, the two men played 1,343 minutes together at five-on-five, scoring 4.51 goals per 60 with a 62 percent goal share.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kent, originally from Sutton, graduated from the State Police Academy in 2022 and did not have a disciplinary record previous to this incident, the Herald previously reported.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Seeking offense, New York plans to designate Tommy Pham for assignment and has agreed to a major league contract with Austin Slater, a pair of people familiar with the move said, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the decisions were not announced.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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So Rantanen’s somewhat blasé attitude following Saturday’s wrenching Game 4 loss to the Minnesota Wild — losing the lead with barely five minutes to go on Marcus Foligno’s equalizer, then losing the game in overtime on Matt Boldy’s deflection — was at least well earned.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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