ex ante
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ex ante
< Latin: literally, from (what might lie) ahead; according to (what lies) ahead
Example Sentences
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And I guess I’m curious about why this is done in the language of We’re tweaking, we’re doing tiny fixes, we’re restoring us to the status quo ex ante.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
"Although this judgment comes many years late, I welcome the decision of the General Court that today confirms the need to ban such practices through specific ex ante obligations," he said.
From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2022
He mentioned “a growing miscellany of ex ante regulations that frequently work against the entrepreneurs and consumers the rules are intended to help.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2016
But we are debating ex ante rules versus ex post rules.
From Forbes • Oct. 7, 2014
Frumentum non necessitati satis, sed copiæ quoque abunde ex ante confecto sufficiebat.
From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Döderlein, Ludwig
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