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The phrase "held before" is correct and can be used in written English.
This phrase is typically used to refer to an event or situation that has happened in the past, but has a lasting affects in the present. For example, you could say "The mistakes held before them still haunt the family to this day."
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Such inquiries have been held before, but their findings have often been hushed up or binned.
The interviews held before and after drawing the picture lasted about 40 min each.
Scott Walker (R) held before becoming governor.
percent -- that he held before the sale.
The elections must be held before the end of June.
The groundbreaking will actually be held before the match.
This is a gig he has held before.
The next election must be held before May 7 , 2015
A 45-minute team meeting was held before Friday's rainout.
The election is expected to be held before June.
Both protests were held before the ground invasion began.
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