precedent
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However, there is precedent for a promoted side that had a first season as good as Sunderland's to be relegated in their second.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
But for Walter, there is little precedent for flipping a sports asset so quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In May, Snap, TikTok, YouTube and Meta settled with a school district in Kentucky for $27 million to avoid another trial that was expected to set a precedent for around 1,200 similar lawsuits.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“If reviews can be reopened without clear reasons or established process, every coastal state has reason to be concerned about the precedent that sets.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Postgraduate study was not permitted, but they made an exception in my case because I had established a precedent when I was in Pretoria.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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
“Under our precedents, Cook was entitled to notice and some opportunity to respond prior to her termination,” Roberts wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The judge stated that vacating the decision would allow parties to erase unfavorable rulings and hinder the accumulation of legal precedents.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Lawyers like to study precedents, similar cases that have come before.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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