The company offered generous severance packages to encourage early retirements among long-serving staff.

At the meeting, the small and earlys were given front-row seats.

After the play, we were invited to a small and an early, both full of laughter and simple refreshments.

The museum's exhibit features fashion from the early Shōwa era.

The teacher used the early marks to identify students who needed additional help.

The historian presented new research on early Showa militarism and its effects on regional politics.

Beekeepers observed several early queenings this spring, forcing them to adjust hive management.

The colony's early queening forced the beekeeper to adjust his plans for swarm prevention.

early lifers often find the calm hours before dawn the most productive for planning their day.

The early-warning sensors detected seismic activity hours before the tsunami reached the coast.