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Whatever the cost, there was that before anything else.

It is unlikely he will wake before we depart.

Days before her arrival, Ms. von der Leyen gave a strongly‐worded speech criticising Mr. Xí for maintaining his friendship with Mr. Putin.

Having warmed himself before the fire, he turned to examine the fissure by the full light of day.

Even before the war, Russia needed China more than China needed Russia.