Before and Established

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Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.

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Established and before are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Established" instead an adjective "Before".

Established adjective - Brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established.

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Before and established are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Before" instead an adjective "Established".

Same Content, Different Rating: The explicitly gory Dracula Has Risen From the Grave was given a G rating in the U.S.; this was around the same time the MPAA rating system was established and before the G rating was truly codified as "kids stuff".

Source: Film / Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Bloom County took a lot of flak for its many similarities to Doonesbury early on, before Berke Breathed established his own unique style.

Source: They Copied It, So It Sucks
It was established that the Emperor chastised Lorgar for his religious zeal, but what wasn't established was how he made his point before doing so.

Source: Literature / Horus Heresy

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