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The phrase "targeted before" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when referring to something that has been aimed at or focused on in the past. Example: "The marketing campaign targeted before the product launch was highly effective in generating interest."
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Sousse has been targeted before, apparently because it attracts so many western tourists.
Later, state media announced that "terrorist positions and fortifications" in Deraa were being targeted "before military units advance into the south-eastern quarter".
United Nations observers have been targeted before.
Henry Moore's work has been targeted before.
"Even when the [rights] community was being targeted before, people were always quite defiant.
Salter Essentially there are three stages at which financial interventions can be targeted – before, during and after illness.
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L. 115 118, § 205(a)(6), inserted "targeting" before "procedures in place" in introductory provisions.
They also failed to radio for help in identifying the ground targets before opening fire, the government says.
"The tactics before were targeted.
Christians have been targeted in Baghdad before.
Protesters have targeted the Durham monument before.
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