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The term predates this incident by almost 70 years.

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According to Wikipedia, the term predates the DNRC usage.

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I have never seen this usage before, but Vadim Kozhinov in "Черносотенцы" и революция suggests that the term predates being applied to the early 20th century.

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The term predates the use of the word "genocide" but is sometimes used by Armenians to refer to the killings.

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I get what you're saying, Kenny, but whenever a term predates another use of the term, I don't think it is unreasonable to wonder if the group got their name from the first popular usage of the term.

Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #156 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources

However, Gottlieb's tables are hindered by their age; many of the tables are from 1984 or earlier, and their primitive nature shows -- as does the fact that this title predates the Williams release by a good four years.

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The prostitutes may have been called hookers, but the term predates the Civil war, and Gen. Hooker should not carry the etymological burden.

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ASIDE: And in Neo Dark Ages ™ news from Malaysia, I bring you the burning of churches and the banning of the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims, even though the Arabic word predates Islam and is currently used to also describe non-Muslim deities.

2010 January — Fusion Despatches

(Of course, Quirin predates the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which is easily forgotten by some people.) Anderson (Quote)

The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy

As per wiki: "The phrase predates the use of the word "spade" as an ethnic slur against African-Americans, which was not recorded until 1928; however, in contemporary U.S. society, the idiom is often avoided due to potential confusion with the slur."

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