precedent
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It’s a pattern pointing to the growing role of government in the management of the economy, and the 2007-09 recession is the wrong precedent for understanding it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
OpenAI could rely on the lack of legal precedent if it faced a lawsuit, but those that follow will no longer be able to do so, Calo warned.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Is there precedent for this sort of argument?
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
The scale of the disaster has no recent precedent, local officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The mapping of the moon, beginning with van Langren in 1645, provided a crucial precedent for eponymic naming, helping to transfer it from geography to astronomy.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
She went all-out, enthusiastically applying a maximalist interpretation of Supreme Court precedents.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
And some of that line crossing could set dangerous precedents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Ukraine is conducting a campaign with few precedents in military history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
"In the legal field, AI is used for research, finding precedents, and sometimes generating text," said Charlotin.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Total accident. I forgot all about the fake finger. There are several precedents, I believe.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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Power Prefix: pre-
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