Back
Prior to
Prior to preposition - Earlier than.
Both terms in one sentence
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Prior to the events of the story, she was quite friendly and happy... until she was killed and came back as a ghost.
Source: He's Back aka: Shes Back - Kiwi Ngô Mai Trang & Đỗ Hoàng Dương had put up 5 back to back leg wins prior to the penultimate leg, but multiple cab failures caused them to fall behind and be eliminated.
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Similarly, Sylar lost all of his powers prior to Volume 2, got his two main ones (telekinesis and understanding how things work) back at the end, and has been expanding his collection ever since.
Source: De-Power aka: Depowered
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