ahead of time
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Foreign airlines submit lists of passengers and crew to Israel ahead of time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The lower court had said people targeted with deportation must be given effective notice ahead of time about where they are being sent to allow them to raise concerns about potential persecution.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Maybe, going forward, I should ask ahead of time whether she’d prefer that I Venmo her money rather than bring a dish or appetizer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Scientists have investigated another possibility: using T cells from healthy donors to create treatments ahead of time that could be stored and given to many different patients.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The bell goes, I’m up before it, ahead of time.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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