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already
previously; before
undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place
駅に着いた時には電車はすでに出ていた。
The train had already left when I arrived at the station.
この事実はすでに多くの人に知られている。
This fact is already known to many people.
会議が始まる前にすでに資料は配られていた。
The materials had already been handed out before the meeting.