heretofore

/ˌhɪrtəˈfɔr/
adverb
  1. Before now; up until this time.
    • The company has heretofore focused only on domestic markets.
    • Heretofore, the team had never lost a home game.
    • The details of the project were heretofore unknown to the public.
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