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  • adjective Before a scandal.

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pre- +‎ scandal

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Examples

  • How well they stare down Woods, should he roar back to prescandal form, will be the story line to follow as the new year unfolds.

    Why 2011 Was a Good Year for Golf John Paul Newport 2011

  • Arum compared Pacquiao with Tiger Woods in his prescandal prime, but it's a strained analogy: Without a rival, Woods was still fascinating because he could compete against the golf course, making an exasperating sport look simple.

    Manny Pacquiao Deserves a Better Encore Jason Gay 2011

  • The Europeans are thumping the Americans 9 ½ to 6 ½, and barring a miracle — the return of Tiger Woods's prescandal form; Welsh rain for 40 days and 40 nights — they're about to fly back stateside empty-handed.

    A Rainy Cup Rydes Into Monday Jason Gay 2010

  • Newberger, compares it to the prescandal that has rocked the Catholic Church.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • School Professor, Pediatrician Eli Newberger, compares it to the prescandal that has rocked the Catholic Church.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • That's why Woods ($92 million prescandal) and Phil Mickelson ($46 million) are Nos. 1 and 2 in annual endorsement dollars despite golf's ranking behind football, basketball, and baseball in a February 2010 ESPN Sports Poll.

    BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

  • That's why Woods ($92 million prescandal) and Phil Mickelson ($46 million) are Nos. 1 and 2 in annual endorsement dollars despite golf's ranking behind football, basketball, and baseball in a February 2010 ESPN Sports Poll.

    BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

  • At the time I shared this particular message there, the congregation had shrunk to a fraction of its prescandal size of over fifteen thousand, and the people were wounded by the rigors of the scrutiny, embarrassment, and persecution of the religious and secular public due to their pastor’s impropriety.

    God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010

  • At the time I shared this particular message there, the congregation had shrunk to a fraction of its prescandal size of over fifteen thousand, and the people were wounded by the rigors of the scrutiny, embarrassment, and persecution of the religious and secular public due to their pastor’s impropriety.

    God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010

  • At the time I shared this particular message there, the congregation had shrunk to a fraction of its prescandal size of over fifteen thousand, and the people were wounded by the rigors of the scrutiny, embarrassment, and persecution of the religious and secular public due to their pastor’s impropriety.

    God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010

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