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The phrase "already depleted before" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something has been exhausted or used up prior to a certain point in time.
Example: "The resources were already depleted before the project even began."
Alternatives: "previously exhausted" or "drained beforehand".
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India's submarine service was already depleted before the explosion.
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An economy that was already sluggish and consumer confidence that was already depleted had retailers in a bind before the events of last week.
Thousands of state workers are likely to be laid off before the year's end, further cutting into already depleted state services.
However, depletion of UHRF1 in cells in which FANCD2 was already depleted did not further sensitize the cells.
Together with schools that have failed to re-open for the new academic year, the use of educational facilities as shelter for displaced people has exacerbated the strain on Somalia's already depleted education system, where 1.8 million children aged 5-17 were out of school even before the onset of the recent crisis.
The film begins by pointing out that right whale populations were already being depleted before the Pilgrims landed and ends with scenes of the high-powered, missilelike harpoons used by the modern whaling industry.
"Their support system is already depleted.
A drought had already depleted food stocks.
Injuries have already depleted Ferguson's squad, particularly in defence, so do not be surprised to see Donny add some more faces before the end of August.
The minor injury further thinned Golden State's already depleted roster.
But the refugee office has already depleted its regional housing materials this year.
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