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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are previous" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to something that has occurred before, but it lacks proper context and structure.
Example: "The results of the previous study are significant."
Alternatives: "are prior" or "are earlier".
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Several clients are previous employers.
Both Loach and Leigh are previous winners of that award.
Of the candidates, nine are previous National Book Award finalists, and two -- Ms. Oates and the poet Galway Kinnell -- are previous winners.
Both artists are previous recipients of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation award for visual arts.
"We are previous to Franklin in our ability to go to Mars right now," said Hadfield.
McCall and Cockerill are previous winners of the rugby director award.
One-fifth of these households - and these are previous mortgage payers - will end up homeless.
I'm not aware of any Tuesday Group members who are previous nos and have flipped to yes.
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Why were previous measurements so useless?
"There were previous discussions, at Taba, at Camp David," he said.
There have been previous hints of classical hosiery.
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