preceded
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The Sherman Antitrust Act preceded his presidency, but Roosevelt’s willingness to use federal power against combinations that undermined competition became a defining feature of his almost eight years in office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
No damning life event preceded my change in style, though I’d recently stopped dating and found some strange joy in perceiving bangs as another barrier-to-entry to anyone who tried.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Although it was neither a dinosaur nor a crocodile, it belonged to a lineage closely related to the forms that preceded the origin of these groups.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Several eyewitnesses were quoted by Russian media as saying gunfire preceded the explosion, indicating that air defences may have tried to shoot the drone down.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The situation again became as tense as it had been during the months that preceded the first war.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
