The phrase "attracted earlier" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to something that drew interest or attention at a previous time.
Example: "The new marketing strategy attracted earlier interest from potential investors."
Alternatives: "drawn interest previously" or "captured attention before".
South of the modern Limpopo River near its confluence with the Shashe, gravels associated with an ancient aggrading terrace of the river attracted Earlier Stone Age (ESA) occupations preserved in the Vhembe-Dongola National Park of South Africa.
But the cheers did not foreshadow the revival of Woods's golf game, just the arrival of an old-style Woods gallery — a multihued conglomeration of nationalities and races, much like those he attracted earlier in his career.
Residents say that blacks and immigrants began moving in about 20 years ago looking for some of the same things that had attracted earlier residents: peace and quiet, along with large homes and good schools, all within 30 minutes from Manhattan on the F train.
It is widely accepted that new immigrants follow 'well-trodden paths' in terms of their location preferences even when local economic conditions that attracted earlier immigrants would not have been the same as those today.
Its attractive price-to-value proposition attracted early attention and customers, but it wasn't a viable long-term model.
Abundant waterpower attracted early gristmills and paper mills.
He had been attracted early to a leading Muʿtazilite teacher, but he broke away at the age of 40.
Originally a poet, I was attracted early on to the resonant, emotionally complicated, lyrical work of Andre Kertesz.
The novel has attracted early praise for its quirky setup, memorable characters and humorous despair laced throughout.
Sulzberger and Thompson said it has attracted "early passionate loyalists" but "it hasn't attracted the kind of new audience it would need to be truly scalable".
Settled in 1635 (as part of Newbury), its location attracted early fishing, shipbuilding, and craft industries and led to its incorporation as a separate town in 1764.
