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precede

[pri-seed] / prɪˈsid /


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For investors, the comparison may help shed some light on whether the turmoil in AI stocks signals the end of the boom or a temporary disruption that could precede another surge.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Many note that big rallies tend to precede a slide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

A six-fight undercard, including a heavyweight interim title bout between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane, will precede the main event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Putin called the note "rude" and refused the request for a meeting, reiterating his position that peace talks should precede any ceasefire.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

As Ayesha enters the room, a wave of aaahs and camera flashes precede her down the aisle.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

It adds that the NHS disclosure of this approach precedes a major government-commissioned review of the "colossal increases" in diagnoses of ADHD, autism and mental illness.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The interview precedes a planned visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington, D.C., where he’s expected to meet with U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Researchers do not yet know whether deterioration of superficial white matter begins before gray matter loss, develops alongside it, or precedes measurable cognitive decline.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Doing so guarantees that at least one of his plate appearances will be with the bases empty and probably more since the bottom of the order precedes him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

It was the Friday evening at the end of the week following Thanksgiving, the start of a quiet weekend that precedes the Christmas season.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

This record is, somehow, Tom Morello’s first official rock ‘n’ roll solo outing, despite everything that’s preceded it.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Previous crude-oil shocks since World War II often preceded U.S. recessions, in part because monetary policy adjusted and tightened financial conditions to help control inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026

Ahead of Sheeran’s first concert since the scrutiny surrounding Macklemore’s performance, read on for what preceded the fallout of Sheeran’s Loop tour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Those falls preceded a sharp pullback in European AI-linked stocks, with ASML—the continent’s most valuable company—dropping over 4%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

It seems they left town after four-thirty, since the truck that preceded them up the mountain clocked out of the local Public Works building at four thirty-five.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Kerstetter further testified that Walters’ phone had pinged in Comanche only one other time during the preceding 11 months, about two weeks before the break-in.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

It will help us explain why in the Ramesside period, officials such as Paser chose to reuse, modify or build tombs adjacent to the monuments of the preceding 18th-dynasty elites.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Over the preceding few days, Mr. Halevi had asked tough questions about Mr. Gallant’s plan, but by this point he supported it wholeheartedly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

His lawyer, Bradley Hertz, attempted to argue that legislators, when crafting laws protecting ballots, meant different rules to apply to investigations of elections preceding formal prosecutions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

What had I meant by saying that I had become "more human"? Was it a phrase that I had picked up from some preceding speaker, or a slip of the tongue?

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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