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The phrase "a previous period" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an earlier time frame or duration in a discussion or analysis.
Example: "The data from a previous period indicates a significant increase in sales."
Alternatives: "an earlier time" or "a prior timeframe".
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"It could be an image from a previous period".
Mr. Mayer noted that companies like Volkswagen weathered a previous period of dollar weakness, from 1985 to 1995.
Indeed, I may wonder whether her enthusiasm for outdoor sleeping on my part did not point to a previous period of nighttime activities of her own.
"When you look at actually what was said it was relating to a previous period where we all know now there weren't enough troops in Helmand.
During a previous period of inter-Korean rapprochement, about 22,000 Koreans had brief reunions – 18,000 in person and the others by video.
The bestselling book of the 1930s was Gone With the Wind, and that looked back to a previous period of hardship.
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The workforce has been transformed more in half a lifetime than in any previous period in capitalism.
Art and literature in the Renaissance reached a level unattained in any previous period.
Expectations for third quarter earnings hold for a gain from the previous period, a notable accomplishment during this economic environment.
Pollen and sediment analysis of radiocarbon-dated lake deposits shows a phase of environmental destabilization during the 18th century, after a more stable previous period.
This was a 16.5% increase over the previous period, and a 3.4% increase year on year, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures, published on Thursday.
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