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- noun The events or period of time preceding a specified event or occurrence.
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Examples
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When Garmin announced in the lead-up to the Mobile World Congress an ongoing deal with Asus to build its long-anticipated Nuvifone GPS phone line, you could practically hear the wincing.
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The Bush State Department, at Colin Powell's command, did successfully pass a series of UNSC resolutions in the lead-up to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Ryan Berger: NATO and Libya: A Model Ryan Berger 2011
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In the lead-up to this hearing, I found it shocking and sad that the mainstream media accepted CAIR's accusations as if it were a legitimate organization.
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Earlier in the week, in the lead-up to the finale, Winfrey brought in top Hollywood celebrities to share the stage.
Oprah Winfrey's Final Show, a Tearful Farewell After 25 Years 2011
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Earlier in the week, in the lead-up to the finale, Winfrey brought in top Hollywood celebrities to share the stage.
Oprah Winfrey's Final Show, a Tearful Farewell After 25 Years 2011
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If this speech truly serves as a framework for how the administration will govern in the lead-up to 2012 -- and if these new lines in the sand turn out to be real -- then I'll be overjoyed to retroactively withdraw my uneasy reaction to it.
Arianna Huffington: Barack Obama's Memento Presidency Arianna Huffington 2011
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In the lead-up to the World Day Against Child Labor on June 12, the ILO is calling for urgent action to halt this risky practice.
Millions Of Children Working In Hazardous Forms Of Labor 2011
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It pained me during the lead-up to Iraq to hear how many people around me thought Saddam was responsible for 9/11.
Think Progress » Sarah Palin admits to questioning whether Saddam was behind 9/11. 2010
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If this speech truly serves as a framework for how the administration will govern in the lead-up to 2012 -- and if these new lines in the sand turn out to be real -- then I'll be overjoyed to retroactively withdraw my uneasy reaction to it.
Arianna Huffington: Barack Obama's Memento Presidency Arianna Huffington 2011
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Earlier in the week, in the lead-up to the finale, Winfrey brought in top Hollywood celebrities to share the stage.
Oprah Winfrey's Final Show, a Tearful Farewell After 25 Years 2011
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