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Discover Ludwig'the hitherto' is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it to refer to something that has happened up to now, or something that existed before a particular point in time. For example, "The hitherto unchallenged assumption was overturned by recent research."
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the hitherto
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Up to this or that time.
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Take the hitherto restrictive pub licensing laws.
That threatens the hitherto unchallenged power of some union bosses.
But rather than come undone the hitherto unknown 28-year-old steadied himself.
Was this the first sign of rift between the hitherto lockstep duo at the top?
But it also brings into question the hitherto distinct role of "the press".
She and the hitherto unbeaten colt toiled to a hard-fought victory.
But if the aim was to boost the profile of the hitherto obscure Banks, it's worked.
As the Sydney Opera House looms into sight a gasp goes through the hitherto subdued coach.
Watford, sunny Watford, has changed the hitherto secretive Bilderberg conference forever.
Rain lashes the hitherto rarely glimpsed neon mean streets of downtown Holby.
His equation also predicted the hitherto undreamed-of positron, and hence the whole concept of antimatter.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com