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ante
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[Latin, Before.] A reference to a previous portion of a report or textbook.

Ante is synonymous with supra.


See also: award, bet, parlay, stake


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This past summer, Ivo Daalder of the Brookings Institution raised the ante in the pages of Foreign Affairs, calling for a "Global NATO" that would include--as full Article V members--any democratic state propounding to share the alliance's mission, including Australia, Brazil, Japan, India, New Zealand, South Africa and South Korea.
Then the Dove Bar raised the ante, with 320 calories and 13 grams of sat fat in each 3.
That was the case several years ago, when a surging stock market fueled not only bonuses but rapid increases in base salaries, as law firms and financial services employers raised the ante to recruit and retain key employees.
 
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