precursor
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He lived in a cramped, 12-person dorm room, working the assembly line at BBK Electronics, the precursor to smartphone giants Oppo and Vivo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Victoria Dittmar, a researcher at InSight Crime, a think tank, has spent years investigating the flow of precursor chemicals into Mexico.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Fat cells originate from precursor cells known as progenitor cells.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
This field is considered the next frontier in practical quantum technology and the precursor to a quantum internet, akin to the classical networks that allow computers to communicate today.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Chiefdoms characteristically have an ideology, precursor to an institutionalized religion, that buttresses the chief’s authority.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The White House document claimed they had discussed Chinese investment in U.S. industries, purchases of U.S. oil and agricultural products, and ending the flow of fentanyl precursors into the U.S.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
This is a problem the EU and its precursors have been thinking about for a long time.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Clinical trials are underway worldwide, including in Norway, to test NAD+ precursors like NR and NMN.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026
The movement of those ships has raised concerns that Chinese companies could be supplying more rocket fuel precursors to Iran, although the exact cargo hasn’t been confirmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Recognizable multipiece weapons at Cro-Magnon sites include harpoons, spear-throwers, and eventually bows and arrows, the precursors of rifles and other multipiece modern weapons.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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